Overall Green Forest fire alert in Mozambique from 16 Nov 2022 00:00 UTC to 20 Nov 2022 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 1010046
Countries:	Mozambique
Start Date - Last detection*:	16 Nov 2022 - 25 Nov 2022
Duration (days):	9
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	5122 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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19 Nov 05:00 20 Nov 05:01 21 Nov 05:01

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	5121	19 Nov 2022 04:00	GWIS
2	0.5	5127	20 Nov 2022 04:00	GWIS
3	0.5	5122	21 Nov 2022 04:00	GWIS
4	0.5	5199	23 Nov 2022 04:00	GWIS
5	0.5	5234	27 Nov 2022 04:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Mozambique , Province of Tete (population 1,134,648) . The nearest places are and Tete.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	8200 people
5 km	4100 people
2 km	<1000 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Tete	Mozambique	1.1 million people
Mashonaland East	Zimbabwe	2.2 million people
Mashonaland Central	Zimbabwe	830000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Tete	Tete	Mozambique	City	130000 people	78 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
Kotwa		747				0	59 km
Tete Chingozi	TET	160	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8200	86 km
Estima		330				0	90 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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