Overall Green Forest fire alert in Mozambique from 28 Jul 2024 00:00 UTC to 10 Aug 2024 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (8923 ha) in Mozambique 28 Jul 2024

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 1021186
Countries:	Mozambique
Start Date - Last detection*:	28 Jul 2024 - 10 Aug 2024
Duration (days):	13
People affected:	4488 in the burned area
Burned area:	8923 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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12 Aug 08:54

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	4488	8923	12 Aug 2024 06:00	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) .

Radius	Population
10 km	23000 people
5 km	12000 people
2 km	8000 people
1 km	6100 people
Burned Area	4500 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Nampula	Mozambique	3.3 million people
Cabo Delgado	Mozambique	1.3 million people

Affected populated places

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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