Forest Fire (5189 ha) in Tanzania 11 Sep 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 1022183
Countries: Tanzania
Start Date - Last detection*: 11 Sep 2024 - 16 Sep 2024
Duration (days): 5
People affected: 1 in the burned area
Burned area: 5189 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Impact Timeline

IDAlert colorGDACS ScorePopulation AffectedBurned Area (ha)Last UpdateSource
1 0.5 1 5102 16 Sep 2024 14:00 GWIS
2 0.5 1 5189 16 Sep 2024 18:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Tanzania , Region of Rukwa (population 851,274) .



Radius Population
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people
1 km <1000 people
Burned Area <1000 people


Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Rukwa Tanzania 850000 people
Tabora Tanzania 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

Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Mpanda 1073 Civ. Unpaved No 4700 87 km
Urambo 1097 Civ. Unpaved No 5000 105 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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