Overall Green Forest fire alert in The Democratic Republic of Congo from 22 Jul 2024 00:00 UTC to 03 Aug 2024 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (12767 ha) in The Democratic Republic of Congo 22 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 1020516
Countries:	The Democratic Republic of Congo
Start Date - Last detection*:	22 Jul 2024 - 03 Aug 2024
Duration (days):	12
People affected:	1801 in the burned area
Burned area:	12767 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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01 Aug 15:10 01 Aug 19:12 02 Aug 19:14 03 Aug 19:17

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	614	7770	01 Aug 2024 14:01	GWIS
2	0.5	1638	10621	01 Aug 2024 18:00	GWIS
3	0.5	1646	11164	02 Aug 2024 18:00	GWIS
4	0.5	1801	12767	03 Aug 2024 18:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

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

Radius	Population
10 km	140000 people
5 km	100000 people
2 km	8000 people
1 km	5000 people
Burned Area	1800 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	67 km
Demba	Kasai-Occidental	Democratic Republic of the Congo	City	22000 people	74 km
Kananga	Kasai-Occidental	Democratic Republic of the Congo	City	460000 people	76 km
Mutombo-Lamata	Kasai-Occidental	Democratic Republic of the Congo	City	-	92 km
Kamwandu	Kasai-Occidental	Democratic Republic of the Congo	City	-	96 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
Musese		570	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3200	54 km
Luebo		500	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3600	74 km
Tshikaji		697	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3200	78 km
Kananga	KGA	650	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7200	83 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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