Overall Green Forest fire alert in Mozambique from 25 Oct 2021 00:00 UTC to 09 Nov 2021 00:00 UTC

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 1003510
Countries:	Mozambique
Start Date - Last detection*:	25 Oct 2021 - 09 Nov 2021
Duration (days):	15
People affected:	3051 in the burned area
Burned area:	23895 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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22 Nov 04:56

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	3051	23895	22 Nov 2021 04:01	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Mozambique , Province of Sofala (population 1,454,224) . The nearest places are and Beira.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	44000 people
5 km	11000 people
2 km	11000 people
1 km	10000 people
Burned Area	3100 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	304 m2	GHSL

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Sofala	Mozambique	1.5 million people
Manica	Mozambique	880000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Beira	Sofala	Mozambique	Major city	520000 people	63 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
Beira	BEW	10	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7800	70 km
Chimoio	VPY	686	Civ.	Paved	No	7800	106 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Beira	MZBEW	Mozambique	62 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Bue Maria	Pungoe	n/a	92 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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