Overall Green Forest fire alert in Zambia from 19 Jul 2022 00:00 UTC to 07 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 1008109
Countries:	Zambia
Start Date - Last detection*:	19 Jul 2022 - 07 Aug 2022
Duration (days):	19
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	5404 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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08 Aug 05:29

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	0	5404	08 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) .

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	28000 people
5 km	20000 people
2 km	7300 people
1 km	4200 people
Burned Area	no people

Land Cover	area	Source
Protected Area	1796 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Northern	Zambia	970000 people
Luapula	Zambia	590000 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
Luwingu		1417				0	56 km
Samfya		1158	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3600	80 km
Mansa	MNS	1250	Civ.	Paved	Yes	5600	94 km
East Two		1189	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3500	96 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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