Severe Wildfire ● Closed
Liberia: Fires - Mar 2026
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Between 24 and 28 March 2026, Liberia experienced a series of widespread fire outbreaks across five counties: Grand Cape Mount, River Cess, Margibi, Nimba, and Montserrado resulting in severe humanitarian challenges for affected families and communities. In total, 234 households, representing 1643 people, were impacted.
The fires destroyed 61 houses, of which 41 were completely destroyed and 20 were partially damaged. As a result, many families were displaced and lost essential belongings, including clothing, bedding, and cooking utensils.
Beyond the immediate physical destruction, the incidents significantly disrupted livelihoods. Many affected households have been forced to rely on host families and already overstretched community resources. The extent of the damage highlights the vulnerability of local housing structures and underscores the urgent need to strengthen community-level fire prevention and preparedness measures. ([IFRC, 9 Apr 2026](https://reliefweb.int/node/4206995))
Measurements
| Coordinates | 6.4500, -9.3100 |
|---|---|
| Region | Liberia |
| Reliefweb Status | past |
| Reliefweb Type | Fire |
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Disaster reports from ReliefWeb, a service of UN OCHA
This is situation reporting from a humanitarian organisation, not a warning issued to the public.
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 33 days ago (Sep 16, 2026 15:20 UTC) · we last heard from ReliefWeb (UN OCHA) 10 minutes ago
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What has changed
- Marked as ended by the source — Sep 16, 07:39 UTC by ReliefWeb (UN OCHA)
- Reopened by the source — Sep 16, 07:23 UTC by ReliefWeb (UN OCHA)
- Marked as ended by the source — Sep 16, 06:51 UTC by ReliefWeb (UN OCHA)
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Satellite view, before and after
The latest clear Sentinel-2 pass before this event and the earliest one after it.
10 Mar 2026, 34 days before this event. 12.2% cloud across the tile.
1 May 2026, 18 days after this event. 19% cloud across the tile.
The white ring marks where the event was reported.
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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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