Forest Fire (7973 ha) in Mozambique 06 Aug 2022

Event summary

This forest fire can have a low humanitarian impact based on the and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID WF 1008115
Countries: Mozambique
Start Date - Last detection*: 06 Aug 2022 - 13 Aug 2022
Duration (days): 7
People affected: 11408 in the burned area
Burned area: 7973 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Articles: 67 | About casualties: 26 | Last hour: 0

El terremoto de Lisboa de 1755, el desastre que cambió la historia y e ... 2022-08-06T12:01+0200.

Getty Images. Terremoto en Lisboa, pintura de Joao Glama (1708-1792), 1755. Portugal, siglo XVIII. "Nunca se vio una mañana más hermosa que la del 1 de noviembre", escribió el reverendo Charles Davy en 1755, uno de los muchos extranjeros qu
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Heat wave forecast for Spain, Portugal fuels wildfire worry2022-07-12T20:41+0200.

Portugal Forest Fires A local resident uses a garden hose to try to stop a forest fire from reaching houses in the village of Figueiras, outside Leiria, central Portugal, Tuesday, July 12, 2022. Hundreds of firefighters in Portugal continue
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Heat wave forecast for Spain, Portugal fuels wildfire worry2022-07-12T20:36+0200.

Portugal Forest Fires A local resident uses a garden hose to try to stop a forest fire from reaching houses in the village of Figueiras, outside Leiria, central Portugal, Tuesday, July 12, 2022. Hundreds of firefighters in Portugal continue
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Heat wave forecast for Spain, Portugal fuels wildfire worry2022-07-12T20:33+0200.

Portugal Forest Fires A local resident uses a garden hose to try to stop a forest fire from reaching houses in the village of Figueiras, outside Leiria, central Portugal, Tuesday, July 12, 2022. Hundreds of firefighters in Portugal continue
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: (2), EC-JRC (27), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), JRC (1),