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Fire near Bela Bela Local Municipality

Status: ✓ Confirmed

This fire is confirmed by an EFFIS burnt-area perimeter or by repeated, intense satellite detections.

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Where Bela Bela Local Municipality · Limpopo
First detected12 Sep 2026 11:17 UTC
Last detected12 Sep 2026 13:29 UTC
Satellite detections28
Peak intensity1,284 MW
Active days1

Satellite before & after

High-resolution Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery of the area, before the fire and after. Drag the slider to compare.

After — Bela Bela Local Municipality (Sentinel-2, 2026-09-12) Before — Bela Bela Local Municipality (Sentinel-2, 2026-09-02) Before · 2026-09-02 After · 2026-09-12

Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 · Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem

Satellite detections — 28

TimeIntensity (MW)Source
12 Sep 2026 13:29 UTC363firms
12 Sep 2026 13:29 UTC222firms
12 Sep 2026 13:29 UTC37firms
12 Sep 2026 13:29 UTC415firms
12 Sep 2026 13:29 UTC1,284firms
12 Sep 2026 13:29 UTC482firms
12 Sep 2026 12:38 UTC24firms
12 Sep 2026 12:38 UTC11firms
12 Sep 2026 12:38 UTC11firms
12 Sep 2026 12:38 UTC8firms
12 Sep 2026 12:38 UTC24firms
12 Sep 2026 12:38 UTC11firms
12 Sep 2026 12:38 UTC11firms
12 Sep 2026 12:38 UTC24firms
12 Sep 2026 12:38 UTC27firms
12 Sep 2026 12:38 UTC27firms
12 Sep 2026 12:38 UTC37firms
12 Sep 2026 12:38 UTC37firms
12 Sep 2026 12:38 UTC27firms
12 Sep 2026 12:38 UTC37firms
12 Sep 2026 12:38 UTC37firms
12 Sep 2026 12:02 UTC68firms
12 Sep 2026 12:02 UTC21firms
12 Sep 2026 12:02 UTC21firms
12 Sep 2026 12:02 UTC12firms
12 Sep 2026 12:02 UTC15firms
12 Sep 2026 11:17 UTC12firms
12 Sep 2026 11:17 UTC2firms

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