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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.

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Where Makhuduthamaga Local Municipality · Limpopo
First detected18 Oct 2026 01:15 UTC
Last detected19 Oct 2026 18:32 UTC
Satellite detections80
Peak intensity111 MW
Active days2

Satellite before & after

High-resolution Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery of the area, before the fire and after. Drag the slider to compare.

After — Makhuduthamaga Local Municipality (Sentinel-2, 2026-10-17) Before — Makhuduthamaga Local Municipality (Sentinel-2, 2026-10-12) Before · 2026-10-12 After · 2026-10-17

Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 · Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem

Satellite detections — 80

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18 Oct 2026 01:15 UTC9firms

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