Overall Green Forest fire in Angola from 21 Jul 2026 00:00 UTC to 03 Aug 2026 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (13109 ha) in Angola 21 Jul 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 1029764
Countries:	Angola
Start Date - Last detection*:	21 Jul 2026 - 03 Aug 2026
Duration (days):	13
People affected:	1945 in the burned area
Burned area:	13109 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Impact Timeline

ID	Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	1645	5781	25 Jul 2026 18:01	GWIS
2	0.5	1645	6156	26 Jul 2026 02:01	GWIS
3	0.5	1645	6156	26 Jul 2026 14:02	GWIS
4	0.5	1677	6545	27 Jul 2026 14:01	GWIS
5	0.5	1692	7572	28 Jul 2026 18:01	GWIS
6	0.5	1707	8026	29 Jul 2026 10:01	GWIS
7	0.5	1705	8686	30 Jul 2026 14:01	GWIS
8	0.5	1719	9518	31 Jul 2026 14:02	GWIS
9	0.5	1945	13089	01 Aug 2026 14:01	GWIS
10	0.5	1945	13089	03 Aug 2026 14:01	GWIS
11	0.5	1945	13109	05 Aug 2026 18:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Angola , Province of Cuanza Sul (population 727,861) .

Radius	Population
10 km	22000 people
5 km	13000 people
2 km	7500 people
1 km	5200 people
Burned Area	1900 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Cuanza Sul	Angola	730000 people
Bengo	Angola	190000 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
Capanda	KNP	unknown				0	89 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Cambambe	Cuanza	1963	80 km
	Capanda	Cuanza	2004	88 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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