Forest Fire (17898 ha) in The Democratic Republic of Congo 27 Jun 2022

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 1006864
Countries: The Democratic Republic of Congo
Start Date - Last detection*: 27 Jun 2022 - 30 Jun 2022
Duration (days): 3
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 17898 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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01 Jul 04:48

Impact Timeline

IDAlert colorGDACS ScorePopulation AffectedBurned Area (ha)Last UpdateSource
1 0.5 0 17898 01 Jul 2022 03:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in The Democratic Republic of Congo , Region of Shaba (population 5,356,509) . The nearest places are and Kabalo.

Radius Population
10 km 17000 people
5 km 11000 people
2 km 2700 people
1 km 1300 people
Burned Area no people

Land Cover area Source
Settlement 912 m2 GHSL

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Shaba The Democratic Republic of Congo 5.4 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Kabalo Katanga Democratic Republic of the Congo City 29000 people 68 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
Kabalo KBO 561 Civ. Unpaved No 4500 66 km
Kisengwa 741 Civ. Unpaved No 4500 88 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

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