Overall Green Forest fire alert in South Africa on 30 Jan 2024 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (512 ha) in South Africa 30 Jan 2024

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 1019164
Countries:	South Africa
Start Date - Last detection*:	30 Jan 2024 - 01 Feb 2024
Duration (days):	2
People affected:	113 in the burned area
Burned area:	512 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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31 Jan 09:15

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	113	512	31 Jan 2024 09:00	GWIS
2		0.5	113	558	02 Feb 2024 09:01	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in South Africa , Province of Western Cape (population 3,417,675) . The nearest places are Cape Town, Strand, Somerset West, Simonstown, Vishoek, Stellenbosch, Kraaifontein, Paarl, and Wellington.

Radius	Population
10 km	2800 people
5 km	2000 people
2 km	1200 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Western Cape	South Africa	3.4 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Strand	Western Cape	South Africa	City	-	29 km
Somerset West	Western Cape	South Africa	City	180000 people	32 km
Simonstown	Western Cape	South Africa	City	-	41 km
Vishoek	Western Cape	South Africa	City	-	46 km
Stellenbosch	Western Cape	South Africa	City	93000 people	49 km
Kraaifontein	Western Cape	South Africa	City	-	59 km
Cape Town	Western Cape	South Africa	Major city	3.4 million people	61 km
Paarl	Western Cape	South Africa	City	190000 people	72 km
Wellington	Western Cape	South Africa	City	-	82 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
D F Malan	CPT	46	Civ.	Paved	Yes	10500	49 km
Ysterplaat	XYS	16	Mil.	Paved	No	5200	60 km
Worcester		199	Priv.	Unpaved	No	5200	94 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Simonstown	ZASMN	South Africa	42 km
Cape Town	ZACPT	South Africa	61 km

Dams

Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Steenbras	Steenbras	1980	20 km
Somenrsfontein	Palmiet	1964	21 km
Grootvlei	Klein Dwars	1969	22 km
Upper Steenbras	Steenbras	1980	22 km
Kogelberg	Palmiet	1984	23 km
Palmietriver	Palmiet	1952	24 km
Eikenhof	Palmiet	1977	32 km
Nuweberg	Palmiet	1971	36 km
Threewaterskloof	Sonderend	1980	52 km
Elands Kloof	Elands	1974	62 km
Wemmershoek	Wemmershoek	1984	63 km
Stettynskloof	Stettynskloof	1984	70 km
Moordkuil	Hoeks	1985	86 km
Brandvlei	Holsloot	1983	92 km

Nuclear plants

Nuclear power plants

Site	Type	Name	Country
Site-Koeberg	Nuclear Power Plant	Koeberg-1	South Africa
Site-Koeberg	Nuclear Power Plant	Koeberg-2	South Africa

More information

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