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Fire near Ulundi 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 Ulundi Local Municipality · KwaZulu-Natal
First detected12 Oct 2026 18:53 UTC
Last detected12 Oct 2026 18:53 UTC
Satellite detections2
Peak intensity52 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 — Ulundi Local Municipality (Sentinel-2, 2026-10-11) Before — Ulundi 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 — 2

TimeIntensity (MW)Source
12 Oct 2026 18:53 UTC46firms
12 Oct 2026 18:53 UTC52firms

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