Forest Fire (14430 ha) in The Democratic Republic of Congo 03 Mar 2024

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 1019363
Countries: The Democratic Republic of Congo
Start Date - Last detection*: 03 Mar 2024 - 13 Mar 2024
Duration (days): 10
People affected: 4795 in the burned area
Burned area: 14430 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 4795 11689 07 Mar 2024 09:00 GWIS
2 0.5 4795 14430 10 Mar 2024 09:00 GWIS
3 0.5 5191 15328 11 Mar 2024 09:00 GWIS
4 0.5 8001 19305 13 Mar 2024 09:01 GWIS
5 0.5 9836 19896 14 Mar 2024 09:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

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Exposed population

The forest fire happened in The Democratic Republic of Congo , Region of Equateur (population 4,708,718) . The nearest places are and Lisala.



Radius Population
10 km 280000 people
5 km 170000 people
2 km 22000 people
1 km 14000 people
Burned Area 9800 people


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
Lisala Équateur Democratic Republic of the Congo City 70000 people 14 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
Lisala LIQ 463 Civ. Unpaved No 5300 10 km
Bosondjo 400 Civ. Unpaved No 3900 56 km
Binga 450 Civ. Unpaved No 3800 105 km

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Dams

Nuclear plants

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