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Fire near Makhuduthamaga Local Municipality

Status: ✓ Confirmed

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

⚠️ The fires shown are automatic satellite heat detections from NASA FIRMS. They are not verified on the ground and are not 100% accurate — they can include false alarms (industrial heat, gas flares, sun glint) or miss small or cloud-covered fires. Do not use this map for safety decisions; always follow official emergency sources.

Where Makhuduthamaga Local Municipality · Limpopo
First detected17 Oct 2026 11:04 UTC
Last detected18 Oct 2026 13:23 UTC
Satellite detections41
Peak intensity122 MW
Active days2

Satellite detections — 41

TimeIntensity (MW)Source
18 Oct 2026 13:23 UTC122firms
18 Oct 2026 12:25 UTC10firms
18 Oct 2026 12:25 UTC10firms
18 Oct 2026 12:25 UTC7firms
18 Oct 2026 12:25 UTC10firms
18 Oct 2026 12:25 UTC7firms
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18 Oct 2026 12:25 UTC6firms
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18 Oct 2026 11:42 UTC19firms
18 Oct 2026 11:42 UTC33firms
18 Oct 2026 11:42 UTC19firms
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18 Oct 2026 11:42 UTC8firms
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18 Oct 2026 11:42 UTC6firms
18 Oct 2026 11:42 UTC6firms
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18 Oct 2026 11:42 UTC6firms
18 Oct 2026 11:42 UTC19firms
18 Oct 2026 11:21 UTC21firms
18 Oct 2026 11:21 UTC7firms
18 Oct 2026 11:21 UTC105firms
18 Oct 2026 10:45 UTC9firms
18 Oct 2026 10:45 UTC15firms
18 Oct 2026 10:45 UTC15firms
17 Oct 2026 23:14 UTC2firms
17 Oct 2026 23:14 UTC1firms
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17 Oct 2026 22:57 UTC1firms
17 Oct 2026 22:57 UTC1firms
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17 Oct 2026 22:18 UTC1firms
17 Oct 2026 18:51 UTC5firms
17 Oct 2026 12:02 UTC30firms
17 Oct 2026 12:02 UTC9firms
17 Oct 2026 12:02 UTC32firms
17 Oct 2026 11:42 UTC40firms
17 Oct 2026 11:42 UTC15firms
17 Oct 2026 11:04 UTC4firms
17 Oct 2026 11:04 UTC4firms

Official & data sources

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