Fire detected by satellite — 425 hotspots

Criticalupdated 32 hours ago
Ongoingsince October 28, 2026 at 2:44 PM
  • 13km
    Radius of the affected area
BotswanaLocal · radius ≈ 13 km
Confirmed

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How it evolved

  1. Alert raisedHighOctober 28, 2026 at 7:41 PM
  2. Related event attachedHighOctober 28, 2026 at 9:47 PM
  3. Related event attachedCriticalOctober 29, 2026 at 3:05 AM
  4. Severity escalatedCriticalOctober 29, 2026 at 3:05 AM
  5. Related event attachedHighOctober 29, 2026 at 2:42 PM

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