Overall Green Forest fire alert in South Africa from 29 Sep 2024 00:00 UTC to 01 Oct 2024 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (5051 ha) in South Africa 29 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 1022517
Countries:	South Africa
Start Date - Last detection*:	29 Sep 2024 - 04 Oct 2024
Duration (days):	5
People affected:	9 in the burned area
Burned area:	5051 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	9	5051	01 Oct 2024 22:00	GWIS
2	0.5	9	5135	02 Oct 2024 02:00	GWIS
3	0.5	9	5366	02 Oct 2024 06:00	GWIS
4	0.5	9	5418	02 Oct 2024 14:00	GWIS
5	0.5	9	5437	03 Oct 2024 14:00	GWIS
6	0.5	9	5576	04 Oct 2024 14:00	GWIS
7	0.5	9	5610	04 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) . The nearest places are and Potgietersrus.

Radius	Population
10 km	<1000 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

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Potgietersrus	Limpopo	South Africa	City	100000 people	85 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
Baltimore New		914				0	53 km
Ellisras Southwest	ELL	899				0	66 km
Potgietersrus		1067	Civ.	Unpaved	No	5900	86 km
Sherwood North		762				0	99 km
Sunny Side		831				0	100 km
Swartwater Highway Strip		835				0	100 km

Ports

Dams

Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Hans Strijdom	Mogol	1975	68 km
Glen Alpine	Mogalakwena	1979	70 km
Doorndraai	Sterk	1979	75 km
Haaskloof	Haaskloofspruit	1984	76 km
Donkerpoort	Klein Nyl	1945	103 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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