Overall Green Forest fire alert in Zambia from 27 Aug 2023 00:00 UTC to 08 Sep 2023 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 1017072
Countries:	Zambia
Start Date - Last detection*:	27 Aug 2023 - 08 Sep 2023
Duration (days):	12
People affected:	1334 in the burned area
Burned area:	26871 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	1307	24844	04 Sep 2023 10:31	GWIS
2	0.5	1307	25395	05 Sep 2023 08:07	GWIS
3	0.5	1334	26559	06 Sep 2023 09:40	GWIS
4	0.5	1334	26721	07 Sep 2023 08:07	GWIS
5	0.5	1334	26871	09 Sep 2023 08:08	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Zambia , Province of Luapula (population 591,393) .

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	61000 people
5 km	24000 people
2 km	14000 people
1 km	9800 people
Burned Area	1300 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Luapula	Zambia	590000 people
Northern	Zambia	970000 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
Mansa	MNS	1250	Civ.	Paved	Yes	5600	15 km
Samfya		1158	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3600	74 km
Kasenga	KEC	959	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3200	85 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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