Forest Fire (5941 ha) in Angola 09 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 1008222
Countries: Angola
Start Date - Last detection*: 09 Aug 2022 - 13 Aug 2022
Duration (days): 4
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 5941 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Impact Timeline

IDAlert colorGDACS ScorePopulation AffectedBurned Area (ha)Last UpdateSource
1 0.5 0 5941 14 Aug 2022 03:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Angola , Province of Huambo (population 1,703,932) . The nearest places are and Andulo.

Radius Population
10 km 1700 people
5 km 1300 people
2 km <1000 people
1 km <1000 people
Burned Area no people


Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Huambo Angola 1.7 million people
Bie Angola 1.3 million people
Cuanza Sul Angola 730000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Andulo BiƩ Angola City - 97 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
Wako Kungo CEO 1318 Civ. Unpaved No 6500 87 km
Andulo ANL unknown 0 98 km

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Dams

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More information

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