Overall Green Forest fire alert in Angola from 19 May 2023 00:00 UTC to 03 Jun 2023 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (9167 ha) in Angola 19 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 1014593
Countries:	Angola
Start Date - Last detection*:	19 May 2023 - 03 Jun 2023
Duration (days):	15
People affected:	657 in the burned area
Burned area:	9167 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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02 Jun 12:12 03 Jun 12:12 04 Jun 12:15

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	336	6580	02 Jun 2023 08:00	GWIS
2	0.5	210	7220	03 Jun 2023 08:00	GWIS
3	0.5	657	9167	04 Jun 2023 08:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Angola , Province of Lunda Norte (population 326,475) .

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	6000 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	<1000 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	38 m2	GHSL

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Lunda Norte	Angola	330000 people
Malanje	Angola	1000000 people

Affected populated places

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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
Luzamba	LZM	885				0	60 km
Cafunfo	CFF	860				0	90 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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