Overall Green Forest fire alert in The Democratic Republic of Congo from 04 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 1008231
Countries:	The Democratic Republic of Congo
Start Date - Last detection*:	04 Aug 2022 - 14 Aug 2022
Duration (days):	10
People affected:	2059 in the burned area
Burned area:	5267 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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14 Aug 05:06

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	2059	5267	14 Aug 2022 03:00	GWIS
2		0.5	2247	5777	15 Aug 2022 03:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in The Democratic Republic of Congo , Region of Kasai-Occidental (population 3,162,753) . The nearest places are Dimbelenge, Kamwandu, Kananga, Demba, Bakwa-Ngundu, and Ishilenge.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	33000 people
5 km	8800 people
2 km	1700 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	2200 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Kasai-Occidental	The Democratic Republic of Congo	3.2 million people
Kasai-Oriental	The Democratic Republic of Congo	3.3 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Dimbelenge	Kasai-Occidental	Democratic Republic of the Congo	City	-	39 km
Kamwandu	Kasai-Occidental	Democratic Republic of the Congo	City	-	44 km
Kananga	Kasai-Occidental	Democratic Republic of the Congo	City	460000 people	48 km
Demba	Kasai-Occidental	Democratic Republic of the Congo	City	22000 people	65 km
Bakwa-Ngundu	Kasai-Oriental	Democratic Republic of the Congo	City	-	98 km
Ishilenge	Kasai-Oriental	Democratic Republic of the Congo	City	-	108 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
Kananga	KGA	650	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7200	42 km
Tshikaji		697	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3200	50 km
Mbuji Mayi	MJM	677	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6500	95 km
Lusambo	LBO	429	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3600	106 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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