Overall Green Forest fire alert in The Democratic Republic of Congo from 02 Jun 2023 00:00 UTC to 17 Jun 2023 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (7610 ha) in The Democratic Republic of Congo 02 Jun 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 1014757
Countries:	The Democratic Republic of Congo
Start Date - Last detection*:	02 Jun 2023 - 17 Jun 2023
Duration (days):	15
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	7610 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	5391	10 Jun 2023 08:00	GWIS
2	0.5	5779	11 Jun 2023 08:00	GWIS
3	0.5	5935	12 Jun 2023 08:00	GWIS
4	0.5	6726	13 Jun 2023 08:00	GWIS
5	0.5	6964	16 Jun 2023 08:00	GWIS
6	0.5	7610	18 Jun 2023 08:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in The Democratic Republic of Congo , Region of Shaba (population 5,356,509) . The nearest places are Kitotolo, Manono, and Kabalo.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	96000 people
5 km	92000 people
2 km	88000 people
1 km	24000 people
Burned Area	no people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	114 m2	GHSL

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Shaba	The Democratic Republic of Congo	5.4 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Kitotolo	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	City	-	74 km
Manono	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	City	37000 people	78 km
Kabalo	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	City	29000 people	85 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
Sominka		630	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4900	70 km
Manono	MNO	633	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4500	72 km
Kabalo	KBO	561	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4500	82 km
Bukena		1179	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3300	107 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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