Forest Fire (5881 ha) in Zambia 17 Jul 2022

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 1008014
Countries: Zambia
Start Date - Last detection*: 17 Jul 2022 - 03 Aug 2022
Duration (days): 17
People affected: 44 in the burned area
Burned area: 5881 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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03 Aug 05:2404 Aug 05:20

Impact Timeline

IDAlert colorGDACS ScorePopulation AffectedBurned Area (ha)Last UpdateSource
1 0.5 44 5406 03 Aug 2022 03:00 GWIS
2 0.5 44 5881 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 Northern (population 974,374) . The nearest places are and Pweto.

Radius Population
10 km 6900 people
5 km 3300 people
2 km <1000 people
1 km <1000 people
Burned Area <1000 people

Land Cover area Source
Settlement 190 m2 GHSL
Protected Area 573 ha WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Northern Zambia 970000 people
Luapula Zambia 590000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Pweto Luapula Zambia City - 91 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
Mporokoso 1393 Civ. Unpaved No 3600 77 km
Pweto PWO unknown 0 94 km
Kawambwa 1414 Civ. Unpaved No 3600 94 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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