Overall Green Forest fire alert in Botswana from 01 Jun 2023 00:00 UTC to 16 Jun 2023 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (19439 ha) in Botswana 01 Jun 2023

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 1014621
Countries:	Botswana
Start Date - Last detection*:	01 Jun 2023 - 16 Jun 2023
Duration (days):	15
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	19439 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	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	11537	04 Jun 2023 08:00	GWIS
2	0.5	14133	05 Jun 2023 08:00	GWIS
3	0.5	16494	06 Jun 2023 08:00	GWIS
4	0.5	18351	07 Jun 2023 08:00	GWIS
5	0.5	18512	08 Jun 2023 08:00	GWIS
6	0.5	18600	09 Jun 2023 08:00	GWIS
7	0.5	19272	13 Jun 2023 08:00	GWIS
8	0.5	19344	14 Jun 2023 08:00	GWIS
9	0.5	19380	16 Jun 2023 08:00	GWIS
10	0.5	19439	17 Jun 2023 08:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

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

CCI Land Cover

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

Land Cover	area	Source
Protected Area	19436 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	2 km
Kiri		945				0	19 km
Delta Camp		945				0	27 km
Xigera		945				0	33 km
Mombo		975				0	49 km
Mombo		975				0	52 km
Maun	MUB	945	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6500	70 km
Shindi		997				0	71 km
Omdop		975				0	72 km
Kwara		975				0	76 km
Vumbura		975				0	79 km
Gumare		960	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3500	82 km
Seronga		914				0	102 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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