GDACS_WF_1026877_7 info-gdacs@gdacs.org 2026-01-16T23:00:00-00:00 Actual Alert Public 1026877 Geo Forest Fires Past Moderate Unknown Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System Green forest fire notification in South Africa On 07/01/2026, a forest fire started in South Africa, until 17/01/2026. https://www.gdacs.org/report.aspx?eventtype=WF&eventid=1026877 eventid 1026877 currentepisodeid 7 glide version 0 fromdate Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT todate Sat, 17 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT eventtype WF alertlevel Green alerttype automatic link https://www.gdacs.org/report.aspx?eventtype=WF&eventid=1026877 country South Africa eventname severity Green impact for forestfire in 8318 ha population 330 people affected in the area vulnerability sourceid GWIS iso3 ZAF hazardcomponents datemodified Tue, 20 Jan 2026 12:18:35 GMT Polygon -34.0843693976626,19.6207234171618 -34.0816634171618,19.6234293976626 -34.0772178155047,19.6242443594487 -34.0763055339059,19.6302855339059 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