Forest Fire (5891 ha) in Angola 28 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 1008084
Countries: Angola
Start Date - Last detection*: 28 Jul 2022 - 07 Aug 2022
Duration (days): 10
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 5891 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score


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Impact Timeline

IDAlert colorGDACS ScorePopulation AffectedBurned Area (ha)Last UpdateSource
1 0.5 0 5870 07 Aug 2022 03:00 GWIS
2 0.5 0 5891 08 Aug 2022 03:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Angola , Province of Cunene (population 259,391) .

Radius Population
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people
1 km no people
Burned Area no people


Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Cunene Angola 260000 people

Affected populated places

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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
Jamba JMB unknown 0 101 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Malonga Calonga 1968 61 km
Colui Colui 1969 105 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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