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Fire near KwaZulu-Natal

Status: ✓ Confirmed

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

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Where KwaZulu-Natal · KwaZulu-Natal
First detected9 Oct 2026 11:10 UTC
Last detected9 Oct 2026 12:29 UTC
Satellite detections4
Peak intensity19 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 —  (Sentinel-2, 2026-10-09) Before —  (Sentinel-2, 2026-08-25) Before · 2026-08-25 After · 2026-10-09

Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 · Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem

Satellite detections — 4

TimeIntensity (MW)Source
9 Oct 2026 12:29 UTC19firms
9 Oct 2026 11:10 UTC10firms
9 Oct 2026 11:10 UTC9firms
9 Oct 2026 11:10 UTC9firms

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