Madagascar
Open on the live globe ↗Brief · 15 September 2026
Madagascar this week saw a significant wildfire and an ongoing drought classified at orange severity. The wildfire, first tracked on 10 September, shows high-intensity fire activity, while the drought affects a large area of the country and continues to be monitored.
Wildfire A significant wildfire in Madagascar, first tracked on 10 September, has produced a total fire radiative power of 6,847 MW with a peak of 162 MW and 250 thermal detections across 14 satellite passes, rated red severity. A separate, newly detected wildfire was also reported on 15 September with 5,943 MW total fire radiative power and 198 thermal detections.
Drought A drought affecting 369,327 km² of Madagascar is classified at orange severity, having first been tracked on 27 July and most recently updated on 14 September.
- A significant wildfire in Madagascar, first tracked on 10 September, is new and showing sustained high-intensity fire activity.
- A drought affecting a large area of Madagascar, first tracked on 27 July, remains classified as new at orange severity.
Generated by claude-sonnet-5 at 15 Sept, 10:03 UTC from Hazardly's own event records for the seven days to 15 September 2026. Not reviewed by a person before publication. Outbreak lines name the disease and country only; WHO's bulletin text is on each outbreak's event page.
Events · last 7 days · 3
- WildfireWildfire — MadagascarNew11 Sept, 18:01 UTC
- DroughtDrought in MadagascarNew14 Sept, 14:38 UTC
Below the significance bar
- WildfireWildfire — MadagascarNew15 Sept, 06:01 UTC
Seven days of source changes
Revisions · 2 events also first tracked this week
No revisions this week — earthquakes are logged once and never revised; storms, fires, volcanoes and outbreaks record every source update.
Countries · by trend
2| Country | Active | Worst | Trend | Changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mozambique | 9 | RED | escalating2 escalating · 1 steady · 6 new | 4h ago |
| Madagascar | 3 | RED | new3 new | 5h ago |
Trend compares each event’s own source-reported measure across Hazardly’s last two ingests. It measures reported change, not impact: a fire whose satellite coverage improved overnight can read as escalating, and a storm can weaken while its damage is still unfolding.
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- Mozambique
- Malawi
Every event on this page traces to the official source it cites; figures are the sources' own. The brief is generated automatically from those records and is not an official warning or advice. Check the linked sources and local authorities before acting.