Forest Fire (8785 ha) in Namibia 11 Sep 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 1017250
Countries: Namibia
Start Date - Last detection*: 11 Sep 2023 - 16 Sep 2023
Duration (days): 5
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 8785 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 5532 13 Sep 2023 08:08 GWIS
2 0.5 0 8379 14 Sep 2023 08:08 GWIS
3 0.5 0 8562 15 Sep 2023 08:08 GWIS
4 0.5 0 8554 16 Sep 2023 08:08 GWIS
5 0.5 0 8785 17 Sep 2023 08:08 GWIS

Fires Joined

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Exposed population

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



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


Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Kavango Namibia 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 94 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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