Forest Fire (10944 ha) in Zambia 29 Aug 2021

Event summary

This forest fire can have a low humanitarian impact based on the and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID WF 1002226
Countries: Zambia
Start Date - Last detection*: 29 Aug 2021 - 04 Sep 2021
Duration (days): 6
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 10944 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

*(Last detection of the thermal anomaly of the fire)

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Articles: 15 | About casualties: 1 | Last hour: 0

Un'estate rovente e il pianeta brucia2021-08-27T20:39+0200.

Una stagione calda diventata rovente quella 2021 e non solo per il caldo estivo ma anche per gli incendi scoppiati lungo lo stivale, dalla Calabria all’Umbria, dall’Abruzzo alla Sicilia, dal Lazio alla Sardegna, passando per Basilicata, Cam
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Algeria Cuts Diplomatic Ties With ‘Hostile’ Morocco2021-08-24T23:53+0200.

Algeria’s Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra holds a press conference in the capital Algiers, on August 24, 2021. RYAD KRAMDI / AFP. Algeria’s Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra said Tuesday that his country has severed diplomatic relations wit
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Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Aug. 182021-08-18T03:55+0200.

KABUL -- The Taliban did not want to have any internal or external enemies, and intended to form an inclusive government in Afghanistan, a Taliban spokesman said here on Tuesday. At its first press conference since the Taliban's takeover of
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Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Aug. 182021-08-18T02:51+0200.

KABUL -- The Taliban did not want to have any internal or external enemies, and intended to form an inclusive government in Afghanistan, a Taliban spokesman said here on Tuesday. At its first press conference since the Taliban's takeover of
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