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

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Forest Fire (12037 ha) in Angola 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 1022437
Countries:	Angola
Start Date - Last detection*:	24 Sep 2024 - 29 Sep 2024
Duration (days):	5
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	12037 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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28 Sep 23:01 29 Sep 11:01 29 Sep 15:02 29 Sep 19:04

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	5241	28 Sep 2024 22:00	GWIS
2	0.5	6570	29 Sep 2024 10:00	GWIS
3	0.5	6582	29 Sep 2024 14:00	GWIS
4	0.5	12037	29 Sep 2024 18:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Angola , Province of Cuando Cubango (population 145,349) .

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
Cuando Cubango	Angola	150000 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
Dirico	DRC	unknown				0	35 km
Rundu	NDU	1097	Civ.	Paved	No	7900	106 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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