Overall Green Forest fire alert in The Democratic Republic of Congo from 19 Jul 2024 00:00 UTC to 31 Jul 2024 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (5898 ha) in The Democratic Republic of Congo 19 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 1020459
Countries:	The Democratic Republic of Congo
Start Date - Last detection*:	19 Jul 2024 - 31 Jul 2024
Duration (days):	12
People affected:	76 in the burned area
Burned area:	5898 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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31 Jul 19:14

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	76	5898	31 Jul 2024 18:00	GWIS
2		0.5	4223	10826	01 Aug 2024 14:01	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in The Democratic Republic of Congo , Region of Kasai-Occidental (population 3,162,753) . The nearest places are Kazumba, Kananga, Kamwandu, and Demba.

Radius	Population
10 km	56000 people
5 km	26000 people
2 km	10000 people
1 km	3100 people
Burned Area	4200 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Kasai-Occidental	The Democratic Republic of Congo	3.2 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Kazumba	Kasai-Occidental	Democratic Republic of the Congo	City	13000 people	38 km
Kananga	Kasai-Occidental	Democratic Republic of the Congo	City	460000 people	78 km
Kamwandu	Kasai-Occidental	Democratic Republic of the Congo	City	-	91 km
Demba	Kasai-Occidental	Democratic Republic of the Congo	City	22000 people	94 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
Tshikaji		697	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3200	77 km
Kananga	KGA	650	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7200	84 km
Musese		570	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3200	85 km
Tshibala		697	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3200	86 km
Luebo		500	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3600	105 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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