Overall Green Forest fire in The Democratic Republic of Congo from 03 Aug 2025 00:00 UTC to 05 Aug 2025 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (5361 ha) in The Democratic Republic of Congo 03 Aug 2025

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 1024487
Countries:	The Democratic Republic of Congo
Start Date - Last detection*:	03 Aug 2025 - 05 Aug 2025
Duration (days):	2
People affected:	62 in the burned area
Burned area:	5361 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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13 Aug 19:09

Impact Timeline

ID	Level	Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	62	5361	13 Aug 2025 18:00	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 Nyunzu, Mbulula, Kabalo, and Kongolo.

Radius	Population
10 km	2100 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	<1000 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

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

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
Luishi		1700	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3900	25 km
Nyunzu		700	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3200	41 km
Kabalo	KBO	561	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4500	81 km
Kongolo	KOO	564	Civ.	Unpaved	No	6200	90 km

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Nuclear plants

More information

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