Overall Green Forest fire in Mozambique from 29 Aug 2026 00:00 UTC to 02 Sep 2026 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (6590 ha) in Mozambique 29 Aug 2026

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 1031509
Countries:	Mozambique
Start Date - Last detection*:	29 Aug 2026 - 07 Sep 2026
Duration (days):	9
People affected:	430 in the burned area
Burned area:	6590 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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03 Sep 11:13

Impact Timeline

ID	Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	430	6590	03 Sep 2026 10:02	GWIS
2	0.5	430	6651	03 Sep 2026 14:02	GWIS
3	0.5	449	7871	04 Sep 2026 14:02	GWIS
4	0.5	4807	14024	05 Sep 2026 10:04	GWIS
5	0.5	4885	14264	05 Sep 2026 14:05	GWIS
6	0.5	5053	14947	06 Sep 2026 14:04	GWIS
7	0.5	5461	15512	07 Sep 2026 10:02	GWIS
8	0.5	5383	15635	07 Sep 2026 14:02	GWIS
9	0.5	5463	15889	13 Sep 2026 18:03	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Mozambique.

Radius	Population
10 km	23000 people
5 km	5200 people
2 km	1900 people
1 km	1400 people
Burned Area	5500 people

Affected Provinces

Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

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