Overall Green Forest fire in Namibia from 15 Sep 2023 00:00 UTC to 17 Sep 2023 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (5654 ha) in Namibia 15 Sep 2023

Event summary

This forest fire is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the burned area and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID	WF 1017321
Countries:	Namibia
Start Date - Last detection*:	15 Sep 2023 - 18 Sep 2023
Duration (days):	3
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	5654 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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17 Sep 08:15

Impact Timeline

ID	Level	Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	0	5654	17 Sep 2023 08:08	GWIS
2		0.5	0	6765	18 Sep 2023 08:08	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Namibia , Region of Grootfontein (population 37,733) . The nearest places are Grootfontein, Otjiwarongo, and Tsumeb.

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
Grootfontein	Namibia	38000 people
Otjiwarongo	Namibia	26000 people
Hereroland Wes	Namibia	21000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Grootfontein	Namibia	City	24000 people	88 km
Otjiwarongo	Namibia	City	21000 people	102 km
Tsumeb	Namibia	City	12000 people	104 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
Grootfontein	GFY	1413	Civ.	Paved	Yes	11600	86 km
Tsumeb	TSB	1327	Priv.	Paved	No	4800	103 km

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