Tanzania
Open on the live globe ↗Brief · 15 September 2026
Tanzania this week is dealing with two significant hazards: an ongoing regional drought and continuing forest fires. The drought, affecting Tanzania alongside the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, and Uganda, has been newly reported at orange severity, while a red-severity forest fire event has burned 9,479 hectares within the country, with its trend assessed as steady.
Drought A drought affecting the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda has impacted an area of about 159,974 to 196,893 km2, according to GDO via GDACS. It was first tracked on 29 July 2026 and carries a new trend designation.
Wildfire Forest fires in Tanzania have burned 9,479 hectares, reaching red severity, with a total fire radiative power of 6,450 MW and 231 thermal detections recorded via GWIS. The event's trend is steady, showing no change over the past 48 hours as of its 8 September update.
- A regional drought affecting Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, and Uganda, first tracked on 29 July 2026, is newly reported 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 · 8
- WildfireForest fires in TanzaniaSteady8 Sept, 18:01 UTC
- DroughtDrought in Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, UgandaNew14 Sept, 14:38 UTC
Below the significance bar
- WildfireForest fires in TanzaniaSteady15 Sept, 03:30 UTC
- WildfireForest fires in TanzaniaSteady9 Sept, 19:46 UTC
- WildfireWildfire — TanzaniaNew8 Sept, 20:52 UTC
- WildfireWildfire — TanzaniaSteady9 Sept, 19:16 UTC
- WildfireWildfire — TanzaniaNew9 Sept, 18:01 UTC
- WildfireForest fires in TanzaniaNew12 Sept, 07:26 UTC
Seven days of source changes
Revisions · 3 events also first tracked this week
- 9 Sept, 16:22 UTCWildfire — TanzaniaFire power 2,449 → 2,134 MW
- 9 Sept, 16:22 UTCForest fires in TanzaniaFire power 2,696 → 2,512 MW · Peak FRP 69 → 303 MW
- 9 Sept, 16:22 UTCForest fires in TanzaniaFire power 2,438 → 2,619 MW
- 9 Sept, 12:01 UTCForest fires in TanzaniaFire power 2,425 → 2,438 MW
- 9 Sept, 06:01 UTCForest fires in TanzaniaFire power 6,450 → 2,425 MW · Peak FRP 252 → 153 MW
- 8 Sept, 20:52 UTCForest fires in TanzaniaFire power 4,373 → 6,450 MW · Peak FRP 153 → 252 MW
- 8 Sept, 20:51 UTCWildfire — TanzaniaFire power 2,415 → 2,449 MW
- 8 Sept, 20:51 UTCForest fires in TanzaniaFire power 8,054 → 6,450 MW · Peak FRP 836 → 252 MW
Countries · by trend
11| Country | Active | Worst | Trend | Changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mozambique | 9 | RED | escalating2 escalating · 1 steady · 6 new | 4h ago |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 35 | RED | steady2 steady · 33 new | 4h ago |
| Zambia | 27 | RED | steady14 steady · 1 cooling · 12 new | 5h ago |
| Tanzania | 8 | RED | steady4 steady · 4 new | 8h ago |
| Kenya | 4 | RED | new4 new | 29m ago |
| Uganda | 8 | RED | new8 new | 5h ago |
| Somalia | 1 | ORANGE | new1 new | 21h ago |
| Ethiopia | 1 | ORANGE | new1 new | 21h ago |
| Eritrea | 1 | ORANGE | new1 new | 21h ago |
| Congo | 2 | GREEN | new2 new | 4h ago |
| Gabon | 1 | GREEN | new1 new | 21h 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.
Nearby
- Burundi
- Malawi
- Rwanda
- Uganda
- Kenya
- Zambia
- Mozambique
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
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.