Forest Fire (6339 ha) in Mozambique 26 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 1022479
Countries: Mozambique
Start Date - Last detection*: 26 Sep 2024 - 01 Oct 2024
Duration (days): 5
People affected: 2798 in the burned area
Burned area: 6339 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 2476 5788 30 Sep 2024 14:00 GWIS
2 0.5 2810 5935 01 Oct 2024 10:00 GWIS
3 0.5 2712 6225 01 Oct 2024 14:00 GWIS
4 0.5 2798 6339 01 Oct 2024 18:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Mozambique , Province of Zambezia (population 3,413,533) .



Radius Population
10 km 62000 people
5 km 38000 people
2 km 11000 people
1 km 7700 people
Burned Area 2800 people


Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
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 93 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

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