Overall Green Forest fire alert in Angola from 12 Aug 2022 00:00 UTC to 23 Aug 2022 00:00 UTC

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 1008445
Countries:	Angola
Start Date - Last detection*:	12 Aug 2022 - 24 Aug 2022
Duration (days):	12
People affected:	1702 in the burned area
Burned area:	13196 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	650	11113	21 Aug 2022 03:00	GWIS
2	0.5	650	11354	22 Aug 2022 03:00	GWIS
3	0.5	1207	12069	23 Aug 2022 03:00	GWIS
4	0.5	1702	13196	24 Aug 2022 03:00	GWIS
5	0.5	2729	16390	25 Aug 2022 03:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Angola , Province of Uige (population 935,821) .

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	89000 people
5 km	75000 people
2 km	55000 people
1 km	28000 people
Burned Area	2700 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	4180 m2	GHSL

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Uige	Angola	940000 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
Popokabaka		480	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3700	93 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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