Overall Green Forest fire alert in Angola from 02 Aug 2022 00:00 UTC to 13 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 1008150
Countries:	Angola
Start Date - Last detection*:	02 Aug 2022 - 21 Aug 2022
Duration (days):	19
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	15782 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	10308	10 Aug 2022 03:00	GWIS
2	0.5	11331	11 Aug 2022 03:00	GWIS
3	0.5	14138	12 Aug 2022 03:00	GWIS
4	0.5	14425	13 Aug 2022 03:00	GWIS
5	0.5	15782	14 Aug 2022 03:00	GWIS
6	0.5	15987	17 Aug 2022 03:00	GWIS
7	0.5	16023	18 Aug 2022 03:00	GWIS
8	0.5	16175	19 Aug 2022 03:00	GWIS
9	0.5	16464	20 Aug 2022 03:00	GWIS
10	0.5	16986	21 Aug 2022 03:00	GWIS
11	0.5	17430	22 Aug 2022 03:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Angola , Province of Cuanza Sul (population 727,861) . The nearest places are and Malange.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	3300 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	<1000 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Cuanza Sul	Angola	730000 people
Malanje	Angola	1000000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Malange	Malanje	Angola	City	-	103 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
Malanje	MEG	1179	Civ.	Paved	No	7200	105 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Capanda	Cuanza	2004	110 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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