Forest Fire (8999 ha) in Mozambique 28 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 1022460
Countries: Mozambique
Start Date - Last detection*: 28 Sep 2024 - 02 Oct 2024
Duration (days): 4
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 8999 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 0 5030 30 Sep 2024 10:00 GWIS
2 0.5 0 8057 30 Sep 2024 14:00 GWIS
3 0.5 0 8999 01 Oct 2024 06:00 GWIS
4 0.5 0 9125 01 Oct 2024 10:00 GWIS
5 0.5 2 10491 01 Oct 2024 14:00 GWIS
6 0.5 2 11481 01 Oct 2024 18:00 GWIS
7 0.5 2 11645 02 Oct 2024 10:00 GWIS
8 0.5 2 12298 02 Oct 2024 14:00 GWIS
9 0.5 2 12627 03 Oct 2024 18:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Mozambique , Province of Niassa (population 702,617) .



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
Niassa Mozambique 700000 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.

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Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

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