Overall Green Forest fire alert in Botswana from 11 Sep 2023 00:00 UTC to 14 Sep 2023 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (9532 ha) in Botswana 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 1017251
Countries:	Botswana
Start Date - Last detection*:	11 Sep 2023 - 16 Sep 2023
Duration (days):	5
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	9532 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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13 Sep 08:15 14 Sep 08:15

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	6278	13 Sep 2023 08:08	GWIS
2	0.5	9532	14 Sep 2023 08:08	GWIS
3	0.5	9805	15 Sep 2023 08:08	GWIS
4	0.5	10528	16 Sep 2023 08:08	GWIS
5	0.5	11524	17 Sep 2023 08:08	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Botswana , District of Chobe (population 15,485) .

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

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Chobe	Botswana	15000 people
Ngamiland	Botswana	100000 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
Khwai River	KHW	975	Priv.	Unpaved	No	3800	47 km
Chobe		965				0	72 km
Kings Pool		945				0	76 km
Selinda		966				0	81 km
Saile		960				0	91 km
Kwara		975				0	95 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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