Forest Fire (10704 ha) in Botswana 15 Jun 2022

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 1006370
Countries: Botswana
Start Date - Last detection*: 15 Jun 2022 - 23 Jun 2022
Duration (days): 8
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 10704 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Impact Timeline

IDAlert colorGDACS ScorePopulation AffectedBurned Area (ha)Last UpdateSource
1 0.5 0 9243 21 Jun 2022 06:27 GWIS
2 0.5 0 9397 22 Jun 2022 03:00 GWIS
3 0.5 0 10431 23 Jun 2022 03:00 GWIS
4 0.5 0 10704 24 Jun 2022 03:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Botswana , District of Ngamiland (population 102,957) .

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

Land Cover area Source
Settlement 152 m2 GHSL
Protected Area 10702 ha WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Ngamiland Botswana 100000 people

Affected populated places

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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
Xudum 945 0 7 km
Kiri 945 0 19 km
Delta Camp 945 0 29 km
Xigera 945 0 42 km
Mombo 975 0 57 km
Mombo 975 0 59 km
Maun MUB 945 Civ. Paved Yes 6500 63 km
Shindi 997 0 77 km
Kwara 975 0 81 km
Omdop 975 0 81 km
Vumbura 975 0 87 km
Gumare 960 Civ. Unpaved No 3500 89 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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