Overall Green Forest fire alert in Botswana from 23 Oct 2021 00:00 UTC to 25 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 1002753
Countries:	Botswana
Start Date - Last detection*:	23 Oct 2021 - 25 Oct 2021
Duration (days):	2
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	8810 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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24 Oct 03:45 25 Oct 03:45 02 Nov 18:05

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	5957	24 Oct 2021 03:00	GWIS
2	0.5	8603	25 Oct 2021 03:00	GWIS
3	0.5	8810	02 Nov 2021 17:07	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Botswana , District of Central (population 450,478) . The nearest places are and Mahalapye.

CCI Land Cover

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

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Central	Botswana	450000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Mahalapye	Central	Botswana	City	44000 people	59 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
Serowe		1158	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4500	104 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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