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Fire near Mkhondo 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 Mkhondo Local Municipality · Mpumalanga
First detected12 Oct 2026 06:48 UTC
Last detected12 Oct 2026 10:58 UTC
Satellite detections5
Peak intensity133 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 — Mkhondo Local Municipality (Sentinel-2, 2026-10-11) Before — Mkhondo Local Municipality (Sentinel-2, 2026-10-09) Before · 2026-10-09 After · 2026-10-11

Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 · Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem

Satellite detections — 5

TimeIntensity (MW)Source
12 Oct 2026 10:58 UTC4firms
12 Oct 2026 06:48 UTC133firms
12 Oct 2026 06:48 UTC55firms
12 Oct 2026 06:48 UTC114firms
12 Oct 2026 06:48 UTC24firms

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