Overall Green Forest fire alert in The Democratic Republic of Congo from 10 Aug 2024 00:00 UTC to 14 Aug 2024 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (6453 ha) in The Democratic Republic of Congo 10 Aug 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 1021300
Countries:	The Democratic Republic of Congo
Start Date - Last detection*:	10 Aug 2024 - 14 Aug 2024
Duration (days):	4
People affected:	53 in the burned area
Burned area:	6453 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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19 Aug 10:38

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	53	6453	19 Aug 2024 10:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in The Democratic Republic of Congo , Region of Shaba (population 5,356,509) . The nearest places are Kabongo, and Mwanza.

Radius	Population
10 km	5600 people
5 km	2600 people
2 km	1100 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Shaba	The Democratic Republic of Congo	5.4 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Kabongo	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	City	-	74 km
Mwanza	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	City	9600 people	87 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

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More information

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