Overall Green Forest fire alert in Mozambique from 11 Sep 2024 00:00 UTC to 16 Sep 2024 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (7078 ha) in Mozambique 11 Sep 2024

Event summary

This forest fire is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID	WF 1022184
Countries:	Mozambique
Start Date - Last detection*:	11 Sep 2024 - 16 Sep 2024
Duration (days):	5
People affected:	2546 in the burned area
Burned area:	7078 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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16 Sep 11:04 16 Sep 15:06

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	926	5224	16 Sep 2024 10:00	GWIS
2		0.5	2546	7078	16 Sep 2024 14:00	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	27000 people
5 km	17000 people
2 km	11000 people
1 km	8700 people
Burned Area	2500 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
Alto Molocue	AME	unknown				0	79 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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