Overall Green Forest fire alert in Botswana from 15 Sep 2021 00:00 UTC to 20 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 1002442
Countries:	Botswana
Start Date - Last detection*:	15 Sep 2021 - 20 Sep 2021
Duration (days):	5
People affected:	83 in the burned area
Burned area:	6706 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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19 Sep 03:49 20 Sep 03:50 21 Sep 03:52

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	83	5607	19 Sep 2021 03:00	GWIS
2	0.5	83	6068	20 Sep 2021 03:00	GWIS
3	0.5	83	6706	21 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	<1000 people
5 km	no people
2 km	no people
1 km	no people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Protected Area	6706 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Ngamiland	Botswana	100000 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
Maun	MUB	945	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6500	46 km
Khwai River	KHW	975	Priv.	Unpaved	No	3800	53 km
Delta Camp		945				0	62 km
Kiri		945				0	66 km
Kwara		975				0	70 km
Shindi		997				0	79 km
Mombo		975				0	80 km
Motopi		975				0	82 km
Xudum		945				0	84 km
Mombo		975				0	101 km
Xigera		945				0	101 km
Vumbura		975				0	103 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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