Forest Fire (8946 ha) in Angola 09 Jul 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 1020269
Countries: Angola
Start Date - Last detection*: 09 Jul 2024 - 24 Jul 2024
Duration (days): 15
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 8946 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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Impact Timeline

IDAlert colorGDACS ScorePopulation AffectedBurned Area (ha)Last UpdateSource
1 0.5 0 7666 20 Jul 2024 18:00 GWIS
2 0.5 0 8946 21 Jul 2024 18:00 GWIS
3 0.5 0 9352 21 Jul 2024 22:01 GWIS
4 0.5 0 9352 22 Jul 2024 14:01 GWIS
5 0.5 0 9931 22 Jul 2024 18:00 GWIS
6 0.5 0 10617 23 Jul 2024 18:01 GWIS
7 0.5 0 10763 24 Jul 2024 06:00 GWIS
8 0.5 0 10893 24 Jul 2024 18:00 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 <1000 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
Rundu NDU 1097 Civ. Paved No 7900 60 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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