Overall Green Forest fire alert in Mozambique from 24 Sep 2024 00:00 UTC to 29 Sep 2024 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (6114 ha) in Mozambique 24 Sep 2024

Event summary

This forest fire is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the burned area and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID	WF 1022457
Countries:	Mozambique
Start Date - Last detection*:	24 Sep 2024 - 29 Sep 2024
Duration (days):	5
People affected:	1824 in the burned area
Burned area:	6114 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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29 Sep 19:03

Impact Timeline

ID	Level	Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	1824	6114	29 Sep 2024 18:00	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	62000 people
5 km	24000 people
2 km	12000 people
1 km	5700 people
Burned Area	1800 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
Moma	MMW	unknown				0	19 km
Angoche	ANO	36	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3600	82 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Moma	MZMMW	Mozambique	19 km
Angoche	MZANO	Mozambique	75 km
Rio Moebase		Mozambique	86 km

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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