GDACS_WF_1026764_23 info-gdacs@gdacs.org 2026-01-16T23:00:00-00:00 Actual Alert Public 1026764 Geo Forest Fires Past Moderate Unknown Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System Green forest fire notification in South Africa On 08/01/2026, a forest fire started in South Africa, until 17/01/2026. https://www.gdacs.org/report.aspx?eventtype=WF&eventid=1026764 eventid 1026764 currentepisodeid 23 glide version 0 fromdate Thu, 08 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=1026764 country South Africa eventname severity Green impact for forestfire in 14103 ha population 3270 people affected in the area vulnerability sourceid GWIS iso3 ZAF hazardcomponents datemodified Tue, 20 Jan 2026 12:18:03 GMT Polygon -34.5344193976626,19.5366034171618 -34.5298,19.53969 -34.5262644660941,19.5382255339059 -34.5249302898678,19.5353450113976 -34.52092,19.53752 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