🇿🇲 Zambia: wildfires in September 2026
Over the month, kanari archived 20 significant fire ignitions in Zambia (September 2026). Figures from kanari's fire memory, updated 3 September at 09:14.
Busiest day: 1 September, with 11 ignitions detected.
"In September 2026, kanari detected 20 significant wildfires in Zambia, 11 of them still active at the last update; the most powerful reached 389 MW."
Fire ignitions per day
Most powerful fires of the month
| Place | First detection (UTC) | Detections | MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lubombo | 2 Sept, 16:00 | 31 | 389 |
| Itezhi-Tezhi | 1 Sept, 21:12 | 84 | 297 |
| Siavonga | 1 Sept, 08:43 | 24 | 214 |
| Kataba | 1 Sept, 08:40 | 7 | 160 |
| Lubombo | 2 Sept, 16:10 | 30 | 138 |
| Chinsali | 1 Sept, 09:23 | 23 | 115 |
| Senanga | 2 Sept, 09:50 | 11 | 71 |
| Chililabombwe | 2 Sept, 16:30 | 18 | 70 |
| Kalomo | 2 Sept, 10:03 | 12 | 64 |
| Itezhi-Tezhi | 1 Sept, 08:53 | 11 | 59 |
Cite these figures
kanari (2026). Wildfires detected, Zambia, September 2026: 20 significant ignitions. https://kanari.io — accessed 2026-09-03.
Methodology: only significant fires are archived (corroborated by witnesses, or above detection and power thresholds); totals are not comparable to exhaustive official tallies. Full methodology and licence.
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