Overall Green Forest fire alert in Namibia from 14 Oct 2021 00:00 UTC to 18 Oct 2021 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (11656 ha) in Namibia 14 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 1002724
Countries:	Namibia
Start Date - Last detection*:	14 Oct 2021 - 18 Oct 2021
Duration (days):	4
People affected:	27 in the burned area
Burned area:	11656 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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18 Oct 16:51 19 Oct 03:48

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	27	11104	18 Oct 2021 03:00	GWIS
2		0.5	27	11656	19 Oct 2021 03:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Namibia , Region of Outjo (population 13,861) . The nearest places are and Otjiwarongo.

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

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Outjo	Namibia	14000 people
Otjiwarongo	Namibia	26000 people
Grootfontein	Namibia	38000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Otjiwarongo		Namibia	City	21000 people	68 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
Okaukuejo	OKF	unknown				0	95 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Omatjenne	Ugab	1933	59 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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