Overall Green Forest fire alert in Botswana from 14 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 1002413
Countries:	Botswana
Start Date - Last detection*:	14 Sep 2021 - 21 Sep 2021
Duration (days):	7
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	29891 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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17 Sep 03:47 18 Sep 03:50 19 Sep 03:52 20 Sep 03:57 21 Sep 03:59 22 Sep 05:38

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	12772	17 Sep 2021 03:00	GWIS
2	0.5	16446	18 Sep 2021 03:00	GWIS
3	0.5	19329	19 Sep 2021 03:00	GWIS
4	0.5	19735	20 Sep 2021 03:00	GWIS
5	0.5	28847	21 Sep 2021 03:00	GWIS
6	0.5	29891	22 Sep 2021 03:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Botswana , District of Ngamiland (population 102,957) .

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	no people
5 km	no people
2 km	no people
1 km	no people
Burned Area	no people

Land Cover	area	Source
Protected Area	29829 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Ngamiland	Botswana	100000 people
Chobe	Botswana	15000 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
Khwai River	KHW	975	Priv.	Unpaved	No	3800	20 km
Kwara		975				0	40 km
Shindi		997				0	52 km
Selinda		966				0	52 km
Chobe		965				0	54 km
Kings Pool		945				0	64 km
Mombo		975				0	69 km
Vumbura		975				0	71 km
Delta Camp		945				0	82 km
Mombo		975				0	92 km
Kiri		945				0	93 km
Omdop		975				0	100 km
Xigera		945				0	105 km
Maun	MUB	945	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6500	108 km
Saile		960				0	108 km
Xudum		945				0	109 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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