Overall Green Forest fire alert in Namibia from 08 Sep 2022 00:00 UTC to 23 Sep 2022 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 1009344
Countries:	Namibia
Start Date - Last detection*:	08 Sep 2022 - 23 Sep 2022
Duration (days):	15
People affected:	120 in the burned area
Burned area:	10468 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	88	5142	17 Sep 2022 03:00	GWIS
2	0.5	107	9165	18 Sep 2022 03:00	GWIS
3	0.5	112	9984	19 Sep 2022 03:00	GWIS
4	0.5	117	10116	20 Sep 2022 03:00	GWIS
5	0.5	120	10238	21 Sep 2022 03:00	GWIS
6	0.5	120	10468	24 Sep 2022 03:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Namibia , Region of Kavango (population 149,833) .

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	2400 people
5 km	1600 people
2 km	1200 people
1 km	1100 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Kavango	Namibia	150000 people
Cuando Cubango	Angola	150000 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
Rundu	NDU	1097	Civ.	Paved	No	7900	51 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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