Fire detected by satellite — 214 hotspots

Criticalupdated 8 hours ago
Ongoingsince October 28, 2026 at 2:44 PM
  • 6km
    Radius of the affected area
BotswanaLocal · radius ≈ 6 km
Confirmed

Issued by NASA FIRMS.

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How it evolved

  1. Alert raisedHighOctober 28, 2026 at 8:20 PM
  2. Another alert merged into this oneHighOctober 28, 2026 at 8:25 PM
  3. Another alert merged into this oneHighOctober 28, 2026 at 8:25 PM
  4. Related event attachedHighOctober 28, 2026 at 9:47 PM
  5. Related event attachedHighOctober 29, 2026 at 3:05 AM
  6. Related event attachedHighOctober 29, 2026 at 5:13 AM
  7. Related event attachedHighOctober 29, 2026 at 7:58 AM
  8. Related event attachedCriticalOctober 29, 2026 at 3:12 PM
  9. Severity escalatedCriticalOctober 29, 2026 at 3:12 PM
  10. Related event attachedHighOctober 30, 2026 at 4:48 AM
  11. Related event attachedHighOctober 30, 2026 at 2:50 PM

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