Overall Green Forest fire in The Democratic Republic of Congo from 23 Jul 2024 00:00 UTC to 06 Aug 2024 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (5190 ha) in The Democratic Republic of Congo 23 Jul 2024

Event summary

This forest fire is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the burned area and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID	WF 1020731
Countries:	The Democratic Republic of Congo
Start Date - Last detection*:	23 Jul 2024 - 07 Aug 2024
Duration (days):	15
People affected:	126 in the burned area
Burned area:	5190 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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05 Aug 23:16 06 Aug 19:20

Impact Timeline

ID	Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	131	5032	05 Aug 2024 22:01	GWIS
2	0.5	126	5190	06 Aug 2024 18:01	GWIS
3	0.5	160	5265	07 Aug 2024 18:01	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 Tshikapa, and Mutombo-Lamata.

Radius	Population
10 km	3400 people
5 km	2100 people
2 km	1800 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 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
Tshikapa	Kasai-Occidental	Democratic Republic of the Congo	City	260000 people	43 km
Mutombo-Lamata	Kasai-Occidental	Democratic Republic of the Congo	City	-	69 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
Tshikapa	TSH	486	Civ.	Unpaved	Yes	5200	44 km
Musese		570	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3200	81 km
Luebo		500	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3600	90 km
Diboko		742	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3200	103 km

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More information

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