Overall Green Forest fire in Mozambique from 27 Sep 2024 00:00 UTC to 02 Oct 2024 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (5209 ha) in Mozambique 27 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 1022523
Countries:	Mozambique
Start Date - Last detection*:	27 Sep 2024 - 02 Oct 2024
Duration (days):	5
People affected:	401 in the burned area
Burned area:	5209 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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02 Oct 15:04 02 Oct 19:06

Impact Timeline

ID	Level	Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	401	5208	02 Oct 2024 14:00	GWIS
2		0.5	401	5209	02 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	20000 people
5 km	5600 people
2 km	1800 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 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
Pebane	PEB	unknown				0	30 km
Bajone	BJN	unknown				0	35 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Pebane	MZPEB	Mozambique	32 km
Rio Moebase		Mozambique	53 km

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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