Forest Fire (6881 ha) in Angola 03 Sep 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 1017247
Countries: Angola
Start Date - Last detection*: 03 Sep 2023 - 18 Sep 2023
Duration (days): 15
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 6881 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Impact Timeline

IDAlert colorGDACS ScorePopulation AffectedBurned Area (ha)Last UpdateSource
1 0.5 0 5247 12 Sep 2023 08:07 GWIS
2 0.5 0 5311 13 Sep 2023 08:08 GWIS
3 0.5 0 5531 14 Sep 2023 08:08 GWIS
4 0.5 0 5565 15 Sep 2023 08:08 GWIS
5 0.5 0 6271 16 Sep 2023 08:08 GWIS
6 0.5 0 6327 17 Sep 2023 08:08 GWIS
7 0.5 0 6881 18 Sep 2023 08:08 GWIS

Fires Joined

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Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Angola , Province of Cuando Cubango (population 145,349) .



Radius Population
10 km 3300 people
5 km no people
2 km no people
1 km no people
Burned Area no people


Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Cuando Cubango Angola 150000 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
Cuito-Cuanavale CTI unknown 0 85 km
Menongue East SPP 1407 Civ. Paved No 11400 103 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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