Overall Green Forest fire alert in Mozambique from 23 Nov 2022 00:00 UTC to 09 Dec 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 1010313
Countries:	Mozambique
Start Date - Last detection*:	23 Nov 2022 - 12 Dec 2022
Duration (days):	19
People affected:	708 in the burned area
Burned area:	13498 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	378	9302	04 Dec 2022 04:00	GWIS
2	0.5	378	9302	05 Dec 2022 04:00	GWIS
3	0.5	708	11947	06 Dec 2022 04:00	GWIS
4	0.5	708	12753	07 Dec 2022 04:00	GWIS
5	0.5	708	13237	08 Dec 2022 04:00	GWIS
6	0.5	708	13494	09 Dec 2022 04:00	GWIS
7	0.5	708	13498	10 Dec 2022 04:00	GWIS
8	0.5	708	15690	11 Dec 2022 04:00	GWIS
9	0.5	717	16899	12 Dec 2022 04:00	GWIS
10	0.5	717	16905	13 Dec 2022 04:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Mozambique , Province of Cabo Delgado (population 1,283,344) . The nearest places are Mtwara, and Vila de Mocímboa da Praia.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	39000 people
5 km	35000 people
2 km	9800 people
1 km	7800 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	1368 m2	GHSL

Affected Provinces

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

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Vila de Mocímboa da Praia	Cabo Delgado	Mozambique	City	-	55 km
Mtwara	Mtwara	Tanzania	Major city	95000 people	69 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
Palma	LMZ	unknown				0	10 km
Mocimboa Da Praia	MZB	27	Civ.	Paved	No	6500	57 km
Mtwara	MYW	113	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7400	63 km
Nangade	NND	unknown				0	95 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Cape Delgado		Mozambique	29 km
Mocimboa		Mozambique	61 km
Mtwara	TZMYW	Tanzania	70 km
Mikindani		Tanzania	72 km

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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