Overall Green Forest fire alert in South Africa from 11 Oct 2021 00:00 UTC to 12 Oct 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 1002689
Countries:	South Africa
Start Date - Last detection*:	11 Oct 2021 - 12 Oct 2021
Duration (days):	1
People affected:	1 in the burned area
Burned area:	8084 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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13 Oct 03:45

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	1	8084	13 Oct 2021 03:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in South Africa , Province of Northern Cape (population 720,974) . The nearest places are Kimberley, Boshof, and Christiana.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	38000 people
5 km	20000 people
2 km	3200 people
1 km	2500 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Northern Cape	South Africa	720000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Kimberley	Northern Cape	South Africa	Major city	140000 people	45 km
Boshof	Free State	South Africa	City	-	78 km
Christiana	North West	South Africa	City	17000 people	89 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
Ulco		1097				0	23 km
Smitsdrift		1143				0	50 km
B J Vorster	KIM	1204	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9800	52 km
Ganspan		1147				0	65 km
Reivilo	RVO	1430	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4900	97 km

Ports

Dams

Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Spitskop	Harts	1975	34 km
Vaalhartz	Vaal	1979	58 km
Taung	Harts	n/a	107 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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