Forest Fire (6491 ha) in The Democratic Republic of Congo 20 Mar 2023

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 1013088
Countries: The Democratic Republic of Congo
Start Date - Last detection*: 20 Mar 2023 - 28 Mar 2023
Duration (days): 8
People affected: 419 in the burned area
Burned area: 6491 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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29 Mar 06:09

Impact Timeline

IDAlert colorGDACS ScorePopulation AffectedBurned Area (ha)Last UpdateSource
1 0.5 419 6491 29 Mar 2023 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 Equateur (population 4,708,718) . The nearest places are and Gemena.

Radius Population
10 km 19000 people
5 km 13000 people
2 km 8700 people
1 km 5900 people
Burned Area <1000 people

Land Cover area Source
Settlement 836 m2 GHSL

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Equateur The Democratic Republic of Congo 4.7 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Gemena Équateur Democratic Republic of the Congo City 120000 people 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
Binga 450 Civ. Unpaved No 3800 20 km
Gwaka 450 Civ. Unpaved No 3200 27 km
Gemena GMA 420 Civ. Paved Yes 7200 102 km

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Nuclear plants

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