Overall Green Forest fire alert in Tanzania 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 1003513
Countries:	Tanzania
Start Date - Last detection*:	25 Oct 2021 - 09 Nov 2021
Duration (days):	15
People affected:	4312 in the burned area
Burned area:	86523 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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22 Nov 04:59

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	4312	86523	22 Nov 2021 04:01	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Tanzania , Region of Mtwara (population 1,089,542) . The nearest places are Mtwara, and Vila de Mocímboa da Praia.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	290000 people
5 km	200000 people
2 km	140000 people
1 km	98000 people
Burned Area	4300 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	9576 m2	GHSL
Protected Area	4 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Mtwara	Tanzania	1.1 million people
Lindi	Tanzania	790000 people
Cabo Delgado	Mozambique	1.3 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Mtwara	Mtwara	Tanzania	Major city	95000 people	40 km
Vila de Mocímboa da Praia	Cabo Delgado	Mozambique	City	-	110 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
Mtwara	MYW	113	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7400	36 km
Lindi Kikwetu	LDI	30	Civ.	Paved	No	5200	70 km
Palma	LMZ	unknown				0	74 km
Nangade	NND	unknown				0	74 km
Mocimboa Da Praia	MZB	27	Civ.	Paved	No	6500	112 km
Nachingwea	NCH	427	Civ.	Unpaved	No	5800	119 km
Masasi	XMI	518	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4100	125 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Mikindani		Tanzania	36 km
Mtwara	TZMYW	Tanzania	41 km
Lindi	TZLDI	Tanzania	55 km
Cape Delgado		Mozambique	86 km
Mocimboa		Mozambique	114 km

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

For a full list of available products related to this event, please refer to the GDACS Resources page.

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