Overall Green Forest fire alert in Mozambique from 27 Oct 2022 00:00 UTC to 14 Nov 2022 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (14492 ha) in Mozambique 27 Oct 2022

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 1009899
Countries:	Mozambique
Start Date - Last detection*:	27 Oct 2022 - 14 Nov 2022
Duration (days):	18
People affected:	2660 in the burned area
Burned area:	14492 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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15 Nov 06:29 16 Nov 06:16

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	2660	14352	15 Nov 2022 04:00	GWIS
2		0.5	2660	14492	16 Nov 2022 04:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Mozambique , Province of Nampula (population 3,281,264) . The nearest places are and Nampula.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	97000 people
5 km	50000 people
2 km	1400 people
1 km	no people
Burned Area	2700 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Nampula	Mozambique	3.3 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Nampula	Nampula	Mozambique	City	380000 people	88 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
Angoche	ANO	36	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3600	50 km
Nampula	APL	444	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6500	87 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Quinga		Mozambique	54 km
Angoche	MZANO	Mozambique	58 km

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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