Overall Green Forest fire in The Democratic Republic of Congo from 26 Jul 2026 00:00 UTC to 05 Aug 2026 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (14922 ha) in The Democratic Republic of Congo 26 Jul 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 1030061
Countries:	The Democratic Republic of Congo
Start Date - Last detection*:	26 Jul 2026 - 08 Aug 2026
Duration (days):	13
People affected:	436 in the burned area
Burned area:	14922 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	0	5878	04 Aug 2026 02:00	GWIS
2	0.5	0	5906	04 Aug 2026 10:01	GWIS
3	0.5	0	6211	04 Aug 2026 14:01	GWIS
4	0.5	436	14706	05 Aug 2026 02:01	GWIS
5	0.5	436	14922	05 Aug 2026 14:01	GWIS
6	0.5	436	17959	05 Aug 2026 18:00	GWIS
7	0.5	436	18051	06 Aug 2026 02:00	GWIS
8	0.5	436	18142	06 Aug 2026 06:01	GWIS
9	0.5	436	18232	06 Aug 2026 14:01	GWIS
10	0.5	843	18752	06 Aug 2026 18:01	GWIS
11	0.5	843	18776	07 Aug 2026 14:01	GWIS
12	0.5	843	19913	08 Aug 2026 14:01	GWIS
13	0.5	843	20093	10 Aug 2026 18:02	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in The Democratic Republic of Congo , Region of Shaba (population 5,356,509) . The nearest places are Mwanza, Kabongo, and Mulongo.

Radius	Population
10 km	36000 people
5 km	12000 people
2 km	4900 people
1 km	2900 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Shaba	The Democratic Republic of Congo	5.4 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Mwanza	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	City	9600 people	72 km
Kabongo	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	City	-	72 km
Mulongo	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	City	8300 people	95 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

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