Severe Wildfire ● Closed
Guinea-Bissau: Fire - Mar 2026
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On March 24th , 2026, a large fire devastated the village of TUCUNDE, CARAVELA Sector, Bolama /Bijagós Region, Caravela Island is the northernmost island of the Bijagós Archipelago, located in the administrative region of Bolama, in Guinea-Bissau. Located in the Atlantic Ocean, approximately 37 km from the mainland coast, it is part of the Caravela Sector, with 128 km² and a landscape of dense forests, mangroves and beaches, with an airport (GGCV). It caused the total destruction of twenty-three (23) houses, belonging to sixty seven (67) households, with around 469 people directly affected. ([IFRC, 10 Apr 2026](https://reliefweb.int/node/4207192))
Measurements
| Coordinates | 12.0300, -14.9600 |
|---|---|
| Region | Guinea-Bissau |
| Reliefweb Status | past |
| Reliefweb Type | Fire |
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Not rated by source. ReliefWeb (UN OCHA) does not publish a severity for this; the level shown is our own classification.
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Source updated 26 days ago (Sep 23, 2026 10:12 UTC) · we last heard from ReliefWeb (UN OCHA) 11 minutes ago
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Satellite view, before and after
The latest clear Sentinel-2 pass before this event and the earliest one after it.
13 Apr 2026, 2 days before this event. 2.3% cloud across the tile.
18 Apr 2026, 3 days after this event. 0% cloud across the tile.
The white ring marks where the event was reported.
Each image is a preview of a whole Sentinel-2 tile — an area of roughly 110 by 110 km, where one pixel is about 320 metres — not a close-up of the event, which may be a small part of it. "Clear" means under 30% cloud across the entire tile, so the exact place that matters can still be hidden. These are pictures for context, not an assessment of damage.
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026, found through the Earth Search catalogue (Element 84) and served from the AWS Open Data Sentinel-2 archive.
General safety information
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Defensible space, evacuation go-bags, smoke protection, and returning home safely after a wildfire.
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