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Fire near Okhahlamba 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 Okhahlamba Local Municipality · KwaZulu-Natal
First detected13 Oct 2026 11:34 UTC
Last detected13 Oct 2026 12:17 UTC
Satellite detections6
Peak intensity32 MW
Active days1

Satellite before & after

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After — Okhahlamba Local Municipality (Sentinel-2, 2026-10-12) Before — Okhahlamba Local Municipality (Sentinel-2, 2026-10-09) Before · 2026-10-09 After · 2026-10-12

Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 · Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem

Satellite detections — 6

TimeIntensity (MW)Source
13 Oct 2026 12:17 UTC5firms
13 Oct 2026 11:34 UTC3firms
13 Oct 2026 11:34 UTC32firms
13 Oct 2026 11:34 UTC4firms
13 Oct 2026 11:34 UTC32firms
13 Oct 2026 11:34 UTC4firms

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