Overall Green Forest fire alert in Mozambique from 10 Aug 2024 00:00 UTC to 18 Aug 2024 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (17703 ha) in Mozambique 10 Aug 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 1021299
Countries:	Mozambique
Start Date - Last detection*:	10 Aug 2024 - 18 Aug 2024
Duration (days):	8
People affected:	525 in the burned area
Burned area:	17703 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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15 Aug 11:06 15 Aug 15:06 15 Aug 19:09 19 Aug 10:36

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	122	5865	15 Aug 2024 10:00	GWIS
2	0.5	192	7766	15 Aug 2024 14:00	GWIS
3	0.5	247	9380	15 Aug 2024 18:00	GWIS
4	0.5	525	17703	19 Aug 2024 10:00	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	21000 people
5 km	4800 people
2 km	2500 people
1 km	1500 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Nampula	Mozambique	3.3 million people
Zambezia	Mozambique	3.4 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

Name	IATA Code	Elevation (m)	Usage	Runway type	IFR	Runway Length (ft)	Distance
Alto Molocue	AME	unknown				0	68 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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