Overall Green Forest fire alert in Zambia from 31 Aug 2024 00:00 UTC to 05 Sep 2024 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (20401 ha) in Zambia 31 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 1021944
Countries:	Zambia
Start Date - Last detection*:	31 Aug 2024 - 05 Sep 2024
Duration (days):	5
People affected:	3096 in the burned area
Burned area:	20401 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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04 Sep 15:02 05 Sep 07:03 05 Sep 15:05 05 Sep 19:06

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	269	8405	04 Sep 2024 14:01	GWIS
2	0.5	1594	12453	05 Sep 2024 06:00	GWIS
3	0.5	1594	12519	05 Sep 2024 14:01	GWIS
4	0.5	3096	20401	05 Sep 2024 18:01	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Zambia , Province of Northern (population 974,374) .

Radius	Population
10 km	11000 people
5 km	6700 people
2 km	5000 people
1 km	4800 people
Burned Area	3100 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Northern	Zambia	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
Mpika		1417	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4800	73 km
East Two		1189	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3500	84 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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