Overall Green Forest fire in Angola from 08 Jun 2026 00:00 UTC to 17 Jun 2026 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (5018 ha) in Angola 08 Jun 2026

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 1028964
Countries:	Angola
Start Date - Last detection*:	08 Jun 2026 - 17 Jun 2026
Duration (days):	9
People affected:	239 in the burned area
Burned area:	5018 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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23 Jun 19:16

Impact Timeline

ID	Level	Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	239	5018	23 Jun 2026 18:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Angola , Province of Huambo (population 1,703,932) . The nearest places are Huambo, Chinguar, Caála, and Kuito.

Radius	Population
10 km	51000 people
5 km	3200 people
2 km	1000 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Huambo	Angola	1.7 million people
Bie	Angola	1.3 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Chinguar	Bié	Angola	City	-	22 km
Huambo	Huambo	Angola	Major city	230000 people	47 km
Caála	Huambo	Angola	City	22000 people	69 km
Kuito	Bié	Angola	City	110000 people	90 km

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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
Huambo	NOV	1703	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8700	47 km
Kuito	SVP	1712	Civ.	Paved	No	8200	91 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Gove	Gove	Cunene	1974	95 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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