Overall Green Forest fire alert in Namibia from 23 Nov 2021 00:00 UTC to 25 Nov 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 1003524
Countries:	Namibia
Start Date - Last detection*:	23 Nov 2021 - 01 Dec 2021
Duration (days):	8
People affected:	17 in the burned area
Burned area:	7754 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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26 Nov 04:45

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	17	7754	26 Nov 2021 04:00	GWIS
2	0.5	18	9930	27 Nov 2021 04:00	GWIS
3	0.5	18	12342	28 Nov 2021 04:00	GWIS
4	0.5	18	13867	29 Nov 2021 04:00	GWIS
5	0.5	18	16701	30 Nov 2021 04:00	GWIS
6	0.5	18	18285	01 Dec 2021 04:00	GWIS
7	0.5	18	20399	02 Dec 2021 04:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Namibia , Region of Okahandja (population 23,322) . The nearest places are Windhoek, and Okahandja.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	30000 people
5 km	5100 people
2 km	1300 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Protected Area	745 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Okahandja	Namibia	23000 people
Windhoek	Namibia	180000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Okahandja		Namibia	City	21000 people	14 km
Windhoek		Namibia	Capital	270000 people	55 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
Eros	ERS	1702	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6400	60 km
Windhoek	WDH	1719	Civ.	Paved	Yes	15000	66 km

Ports

Dams

Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
S. Von Bach	Swakop	1971	9 km
Avis	Klein Windhoek	1933	51 km
Swakoppoort	Swakop	1977	52 km
Friedenau	Kuiseb	1971	74 km
Omatako	Amatako	1981	103 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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