Fires in SouthernAfrica

2008

Fires in Southern Africa

12 September 2008

11 September 2008
Source: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov

Compared to previous days, fire activity in Mozambique appeared to be down on the morning of September 11, 2008, when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASAs Terra satellite passed over head and captured this image. Places where MODIS detected active fires are marked in red. Despite the apparent decrease in fire activity, smoke was still thick over central Mozambique. Fires were detected in Zimbabwe and Malawi, as well.

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Selected articles:

South Africa: Eskom: Pollution major cause of power outages (published by eskomplain.co.za, 11 September 2008)
Mozambique: Rebuilding starts as fire toll rises in Mozambique (published by www.dispatch.co.za, 11 September 2008)
South Africa: Cold front brings fire deprieve across SA (published by www.int.iol.co.za, 10 September 2008)
South Africa: South African Wildfire: An Allegory for Jounalists (published by www.huffingtonpost.com, 8 September 2008)
South Africa: Woman killed in veld fire (published by www.dispatch.co.za, 8 September 2008)
South Africa: F State fire victims given fodder (published by www.int.iol.co.za, 8 September 2008)
Botswana: Giant bush fire threatens Kalahari Bushmen (published by www.survival-international.org, 8 September 2008)
Mozambique: Bush Fires Kill 32 in Mozambique (published by www.planetark.com, 8 September 2008)
South Africa: One person dead in veld fires (published by www.iol.co.za, 6 September 2008)
Namibia: Namibia: Devastating Fire in Okahandja Area (published by http://allafrica.com, 5 September 2008)
Mozambique: Bushfire kills 32 in Mozambique (published by www.apanews.net, 5 September 2008)
Botswana: Veld fires ravage Central District (published by www.mcst.gov.bw, 4 September 2008)
South Africa: Photos ‘show negligence in KZN fires’ (published by www.int.iol.co.za, 4 September 2008)
South Africa: Deadly brush fires hit South Africa (published by www.upi.com, 3 September 2008)
South Africa: S.African bush fire death toll rises to 23 (published by africa.reuters.com, 3 September 2008)
South Africa: Veld fires cause havoc (published by www.iol.co.za, 3 September 2008)
Mozambique: Mozambique: Uncontrolled Bush Fires Kill Four (published by allafrica.com, 3 September 2008)
South Africa: How park staff saved animals from blaze (published by www.mg.co.za, 2 September 2008)
South Africa: Veld fire kills Limpopo worker (published by www.news24.com, 2 September 2008)
South Africa: Wildfire a big break for Harem? (published by www.news24.com, 2 September 2008)
South Africa: WoF Press Release: Current Fire Situation (published byWorking on Fire Programme, 1 September 2008)
South Africa: ‘It’s like a war zone here’ (published by www.int.iol.co.za, 1 September 2008)
South Africa: 100 South African Brush Fires Burn 125,000 Acres; 20 Killed, 30 Hospitalized (published by www.allheadlinenews.com, 1 September 2008)
South Africa: Fires rage countrywide (published by www.citizen.co.za, 1 September 2008)
Botswana: Residents reluctant to fight veld fires (published by www.mcst.gov.bw,1 September 2008)

Previous Situation Reports:

Southern Africa (9 September 2008)
Africa (5 September 2008)
Southern Africa (3 September 2008)
South Africa (2 September 2008)
South Africa (1 September 2008)
Botswana / South Africa (1 September 2008)