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 magnitude 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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Impact Timeline

IDAlert colorGDACS ScorePopulation AffectedBurned Area (ha)Last UpdateSource
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

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