Overall Green Forest fire alert in South Africa from 28 Sep 2024 00:00 UTC to 01 Oct 2024 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (5916 ha) in South Africa 28 Sep 2024

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 1022485
Countries:	South Africa
Start Date - Last detection*:	28 Sep 2024 - 01 Oct 2024
Duration (days):	3
People affected:	109 in the burned area
Burned area:	5916 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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01 Oct 03:01 03 Oct 19:06

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	109	5830	01 Oct 2024 02:00	GWIS
2		0.5	109	5916	03 Oct 2024 18:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in South Africa , Province of Northern (population 4,700,809) .

Radius	Population
10 km	3100 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	<1000 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Northern	South Africa	4.7 million 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
Ellisras Southwest	ELL	899				0	65 km
Nylstroom		1189	Priv.	Paved	No	3900	68 km
Warmbaths		1109	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3900	80 km

Ports

Dams

Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Hans Strijdom	Mogol	1975	38 km
Donkerpoort	Klein Nyl	1945	58 km
Haaskloof	Haaskloofspruit	1984	62 km
Bischoffs	Plat	1915	67 km
Warmbad	Buffelspoort	1979	72 km
Doorndraai	Sterk	1979	85 km
Klipvoor	Pienaars	1970	97 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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