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GDACS Records 6,715 Hectares Burned in South Africa Forest Fire

The system lists Oct. 28 as the start date and Oct. 31 as the last thermal-anomaly detection, with a low humanitarian-impact assessment.

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Blackened trees mark a fire-scarred forest edge in rural South Africa. (AI-generated image / EconoTimes)
Blackened trees mark a fire-scarred forest edge in rural South Africa. (AI-generated image / EconoTimes)

GDACS data show a three-day forest fire in South Africa burned 6,715 hectares by Oct. 31, with no people recorded as affected within the burned area.

The system lists Oct. 28 as the start date and Oct. 31 as the last detection of a thermal anomaly from the fire. It gives the event a duration of three days.

GDACS categorized the fire’s humanitarian impact as low; its report lists 6,715 hectares burned and no people affected in the burned area.

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