Overall Green Forest fire alert in Namibia from 16 Sep 2021 00:00 UTC to 21 Sep 2021 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 1002409
Countries:	Namibia
Start Date - Last detection*:	16 Sep 2021 - 21 Sep 2021
Duration (days):	5
People affected:	32 in the burned area
Burned area:	40731 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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17 Sep 03:45 18 Sep 03:47 19 Sep 03:46 20 Sep 03:47 21 Sep 03:51 22 Sep 05:33

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	0	6258	17 Sep 2021 03:00	GWIS
2	0.5	0	24138	18 Sep 2021 03:00	GWIS
3	0.5	3	32376	19 Sep 2021 03:00	GWIS
4	0.5	29	39938	20 Sep 2021 03:00	GWIS
5	0.5	30	40621	21 Sep 2021 03:00	GWIS
6	0.5	32	40731	22 Sep 2021 03:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Namibia , Region of Tsumeb (population 24,862) . The nearest places are and Tsumeb.

CCI Land Cover

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

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	38 m2	GHSL
Protected Area	40731 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Tsumeb	Namibia	25000 people
Grootfontein	Namibia	38000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Tsumeb		Namibia	City	12000 people	96 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
Namutoni	NNI	unknown	Priv.	Unpaved	No	3500	19 km
Mokuti Lodge	OKU	1113	Civ.	Unpaved	No	7200	26 km
Operet		1097				0	49 km
Tsumeb	TSB	1327	Priv.	Paved	No	4800	98 km
Okaukuejo	OKF	unknown				0	100 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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