Overall Green Forest fire alert in Botswana from 15 Oct 2021 00:00 UTC to 18 Oct 2021 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (5988 ha) in Botswana 15 Oct 2021

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 1002720
Countries:	Botswana
Start Date - Last detection*:	15 Oct 2021 - 18 Oct 2021
Duration (days):	3
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	5988 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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18 Oct 16:48 19 Oct 03:47

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	0	5864	18 Oct 2021 03:00	GWIS
2		0.5	0	5988	19 Oct 2021 03:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Botswana , District of Kweneng (population 198,882) . The nearest places are Molepolole, and Mochudi.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	7300 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	no people
1 km	no people
Burned Area	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Kweneng	Botswana	200000 people
Central	Botswana	450000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Molepolole	Kweneng	Botswana	City	63000 people	92 km
Mochudi	Kgatleng	Botswana	City	41000 people	101 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
Thebephatshwa		1143				0	76 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Bokaa	Metsemotlhaba	n/a	101 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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