Mozambique

Brief · 19 September 2026

This is the most recent brief; none has been generated since 19 September 2026. The event list below is current.

Mozambique's past week was dominated by widespread wildfire activity, with numerous fires burning across the country. The lead event, an ongoing wildfire first tracked on 16 September, has escalated sharply, with fire radiative power up 116% in 10 hours. Dozens of other fires, many rated red-severity, remain active or newly detected across the region.

Wildfire An ongoing wildfire in Mozambique, first tracked on 16 September, is escalating, with total fire radiative power reaching 6,208 MW and a peak of 218 MW across 351 thermal detections. Numerous other wildfires are burning concurrently, including large forest fires that have burned areas as extensive as 29,714 hectares and 22,772 hectares, alongside several other red-severity fires with total fire radiative power exceeding 4,000 MW.

• A wildfire in Mozambique first tracked on 16 September is escalating, with fire radiative power up 116% in 10 hours as of 19 September.
• A separate ongoing wildfire in Mozambique, first tracked on 4 September, is also escalating, with fire radiative power up 121% in 12 hours.

Summarised from Hazardly's tracked events for the seven days to 19 September 2026 · no external sources. Generated by claude-sonnet-5 at 19 Sept, 20:42 UTC, 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.