Overall Green Forest fire alert in Zambia, The Democratic Republic of Congo from 16 Jul 2022 00:00 UTC to 03 Aug 2022 00:00 UTC

Event summary

This forest fire is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID	WF 1007836
Countries:	Zambia, The Democratic Republic of Congo
Start Date - Last detection*:	16 Jul 2022 - 03 Aug 2022
Duration (days):	18
People affected:	1802 in the burned area
Burned area:	5438 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

*(Last detection of the thermal anomaly of the fire)

GDACS Score

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02 Aug 05:52 04 Aug 05:26

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	1763	5256	02 Aug 2022 03:00	GWIS
2		0.5	1802	5438	04 Aug 2022 03:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Zambia , Province of Copperbelt (population 1,773,535) . The nearest places are Ndola, Luanshya, Kitwe, and Mufulira.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	420000 people
5 km	78000 people
2 km	24000 people
1 km	19000 people
Burned Area	1800 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	1140 m2	GHSL
Protected Area	413 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Copperbelt	Zambia	1.8 million people
Shaba	The Democratic Republic of Congo	5.4 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Ndola	Copperbelt	Zambia	City	390000 people	14 km
Luanshya	Copperbelt	Zambia	City	110000 people	45 km
Kitwe	Copperbelt	Zambia	City	400000 people	62 km
Mufulira	Copperbelt	Zambia	City	120000 people	71 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Name	IATA Code	Elevation (m)	Usage	Runway type	IFR	Runway Length (ft)	Distance
Ndola	NLA	1270	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8200	11 km
Luanshya		1250	Priv.	Unpaved	No	4100	41 km
Southdowns	KIW	1263	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6500	67 km
Mufulira		1326	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4100	67 km
East Seven		1219	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3000	97 km
Lesa		1219				0	100 km
Kasompe	ZKP	1413	Priv.	Paved	No	4600	104 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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