Overall Green Forest fire alert in Angola from 24 May 2023 00:00 UTC to 05 Jun 2023 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (8060 ha) in Angola 24 May 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 1014558
Countries:	Angola
Start Date - Last detection*:	24 May 2023 - 05 Jun 2023
Duration (days):	12
People affected:	725 in the burned area
Burned area:	8060 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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31 May 12:06 02 Jun 12:07 04 Jun 12:10 06 Jun 12:12

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	560	5022	31 May 2023 08:00	GWIS
2	0.5	560	5137	02 Jun 2023 08:00	GWIS
3	0.5	725	7299	04 Jun 2023 08:00	GWIS
4	0.5	725	8060	06 Jun 2023 08:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Angola , Province of Bie (population 1,257,824) . The nearest places are Andulo, Camacupa, and Kuito.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	30000 people
5 km	7700 people
2 km	<1000 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Bie	Angola	1.3 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Andulo	Bié	Angola	City	-	21 km
Camacupa	Bié	Angola	City	19000 people	84 km
Kuito	Bié	Angola	City	110000 people	92 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
Andulo	ANL	unknown				0	19 km
Kuito	SVP	1712	Civ.	Paved	No	8200	95 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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