Overall Green Forest fire in Angola from 09 Aug 2024 00:00 UTC to 19 Aug 2024 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (5636 ha) in Angola 09 Aug 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 1021305
Countries:	Angola
Start Date - Last detection*:	09 Aug 2024 - 19 Aug 2024
Duration (days):	10
People affected:	1063 in the burned area
Burned area:	5636 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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14 Aug 19:11 19 Aug 10:43

Impact Timeline

ID	Level	Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	1063	5268	14 Aug 2024 18:00	GWIS
2		0.5	1063	5636	19 Aug 2024 10:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Angola , Province of Cunene (population 259,391) .

Radius	Population
10 km	33000 people
5 km	9600 people
2 km	3800 people
1 km	2500 people
Burned Area	1100 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Cunene	Angola	260000 people
Huila	Angola	970000 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
Jamba	JMB	unknown				0	100 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Malonga	Calonga	1968	41 km
	Colui	Colui	1969	100 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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