Overall Green Forest fire alert in Zambia from 24 Sep 2024 00:00 UTC to 29 Sep 2024 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (8054 ha) in Zambia 24 Sep 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 1022429
Countries:	Zambia
Start Date - Last detection*:	24 Sep 2024 - 29 Sep 2024
Duration (days):	5
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	8054 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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27 Sep 19:00 28 Sep 15:01 29 Sep 07:02 29 Sep 11:02 29 Sep 15:02 29 Sep 19:04

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	5305	27 Sep 2024 18:00	GWIS
2	0.5	5342	28 Sep 2024 14:00	GWIS
3	0.5	7369	29 Sep 2024 06:00	GWIS
4	0.5	7462	29 Sep 2024 10:00	GWIS
5	0.5	7864	29 Sep 2024 14:00	GWIS
6	0.5	8054	29 Sep 2024 18:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Zambia , Province of Eastern (population 1,093,419) .

Radius	Population
10 km	<1000 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	no people
1 km	no people
Burned Area	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Eastern	Zambia	1.1 million people
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.

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More information

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