Overall Green Forest fire alert in Angola from 05 Aug 2022 00:00 UTC to 24 Aug 2022 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (8280 ha) in Angola 05 Aug 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 1008178
Countries:	Angola
Start Date - Last detection*:	05 Aug 2022 - 24 Aug 2022
Duration (days):	19
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	8280 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	6321	12 Aug 2022 03:00	GWIS
2	0.5	6573	13 Aug 2022 03:00	GWIS
3	0.5	6829	14 Aug 2022 03:00	GWIS
4	0.5	7135	17 Aug 2022 03:00	GWIS
5	0.5	7288	22 Aug 2022 03:00	GWIS
6	0.5	7856	23 Aug 2022 03:00	GWIS
7	0.5	8280	25 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	1500 people
5 km	1200 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	-	86 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	87 km
Capanda	KNP	unknown				0	102 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Capanda	Cuanza	2004	99 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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