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Fire near Modimolle 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 Modimolle Local Municipality · Limpopo
First detected10 Sep 2026 07:16 UTC
Last detected10 Sep 2026 07:16 UTC
Satellite detections3
Peak intensity122 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 — Modimolle Local Municipality (Sentinel-2, 2026-09-10) Before — Modimolle Local Municipality (Sentinel-2, 2026-09-02) Before · 2026-09-02 After · 2026-09-10

Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 · Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem

Satellite detections — 3

TimeIntensity (MW)Source
10 Sep 2026 07:16 UTC33firms
10 Sep 2026 07:16 UTC113firms
10 Sep 2026 07:16 UTC122firms

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