Zimbabwe

Brief · 18 September 2026

This is the most recent brief; none has been generated since 18 September 2026. The event list below is current.

Wildfire activity has been the dominant hazard in Zimbabwe over the past week, with a red-severity forest fire event newly tracked since 17 September 2026. Additional wildfire events, some ongoing since early September, have also been recorded across the country, reflecting sustained fire activity in the region.

Wildfire Forest fires in Zimbabwe, first tracked on 17 September 2026, have burned 5,597 hectares with a total fire radiative power of 8,231 MW and a peak FRP of 367 MW, rated red severity. The event is escalating, with FRP up 18% over 10 hours. Other wildfires tracked this week include a separate red-severity blaze first detected on 14 September with 4,987 MW total FRP, an orange-severity fire first detected on 13 September with 2,144 MW total FRP, and an ongoing forest fire event dating back to 3 September that has burned 5,627 hectares.

• A red-severity forest fire event in Zimbabwe, first tracked on 17 September 2026, is escalating with fire radiative power up 18% over 10 hours.

Summarised from Hazardly's tracked events for the seven days to 18 September 2026 · no external sources. Generated by claude-sonnet-5 at 18 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.