Overall Green Forest fire in The Democratic Republic of Congo from 05 Jun 2026 00:00 UTC to 20 Jun 2026 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (11475 ha) in The Democratic Republic of Congo 05 Jun 2026

Event summary

This forest fire is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the burned area and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID	WF 1028861
Countries:	The Democratic Republic of Congo
Start Date - Last detection*:	05 Jun 2026 - 20 Jun 2026
Duration (days):	15
People affected:	365 in the burned area
Burned area:	11475 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Impact Timeline

ID	Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	363	5700	11 Jun 2026 02:01	GWIS
2	0.5	363	5812	11 Jun 2026 14:00	GWIS
3	0.5	363	5909	11 Jun 2026 18:00	GWIS
4	0.5	363	5960	12 Jun 2026 02:00	GWIS
5	0.5	363	5964	13 Jun 2026 14:01	GWIS
6	0.5	363	7973	14 Jun 2026 14:00	GWIS
7	0.5	363	8133	15 Jun 2026 14:01	GWIS
8	0.5	363	8813	16 Jun 2026 18:00	GWIS
9	0.5	363	9069	17 Jun 2026 14:01	GWIS
10	0.5	363	9071	18 Jun 2026 10:00	GWIS
11	0.5	363	9292	18 Jun 2026 14:00	GWIS
12	0.5	363	10804	19 Jun 2026 14:00	GWIS
13	0.5	363	10845	20 Jun 2026 14:00	GWIS
14	0.5	365	11475	20 Jun 2026 18:01	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in The Democratic Republic of Congo , Region of Kasai-Occidental (population 3,162,753) . The nearest places are Luiza, Kanunkina, Kahinda, Mwene-Ditu, Kanda-Kanda, and Luputa.

Radius	Population
10 km	32000 people
5 km	17000 people
2 km	7300 people
1 km	4300 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Kasai-Occidental	The Democratic Republic of Congo	3.2 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Luiza	Kasai-Occidental	Democratic Republic of the Congo	City	-	59 km
Kanunkina	Kasai-Oriental	Democratic Republic of the Congo	City	-	60 km
Kahinda	Kasai-Oriental	Democratic Republic of the Congo	City	-	68 km
Mwene-Ditu	Kasai-Oriental	Democratic Republic of the Congo	City	190000 people	79 km
Kanda-Kanda	Kasai-Oriental	Democratic Republic of the Congo	City	-	99 km
Luputa	Kasai-Oriental	Democratic Republic of the Congo	City	-	100 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Name	IATA Code	Elevation (m)	Usage	Runway type	IFR	Runway Length (ft)	Distance
Mwene-Ditu		975	Civ.	Unpaved	No	6500	56 km
Luiza	LZA	881	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3200	64 km
Kapanga	KAP	922	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3600	101 km

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Dams

Nuclear plants

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