Overall Green Forest fire in The Democratic Republic of Congo from 22 Feb 2026 00:00 UTC to 02 Mar 2026 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (11989 ha) in The Democratic Republic of Congo 22 Feb 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 1027528
Countries:	The Democratic Republic of Congo
Start Date - Last detection*:	22 Feb 2026 - 09 Mar 2026
Duration (days):	15
People affected:	2946 in the burned area
Burned area:	11989 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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27 Feb 12:13 27 Feb 16:02 28 Feb 12:04 28 Feb 16:34 02 Mar 12:07 04 Mar 12:11

Impact Timeline

ID	Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	2262	9049	27 Feb 2026 11:00	GWIS
2	0.5	2818	9845	27 Feb 2026 15:00	GWIS
3	0.5	2932	11222	28 Feb 2026 11:00	GWIS
4	0.5	2946	11892	28 Feb 2026 15:00	GWIS
5	0.5	2946	11925	02 Mar 2026 11:00	GWIS
6	0.5	2946	11989	04 Mar 2026 11:00	GWIS
7	0.5	2946	11991	05 Mar 2026 11:00	GWIS
8	0.5	2946	12158	05 Mar 2026 15:00	GWIS
9	0.5	2947	12197	06 Mar 2026 11:00	GWIS
10	0.5	2947	12240	06 Mar 2026 15:00	GWIS
11	0.5	2947	12260	07 Mar 2026 23:00	GWIS
12	0.5	2260	12661	08 Mar 2026 11:00	GWIS
13	0.5	2277	12769	08 Mar 2026 15:00	GWIS
14	0.5	2277	12905	09 Mar 2026 11:00	GWIS
15	0.5	2277	13043	09 Mar 2026 15:00	GWIS
16	0.5	2278	13077	09 Mar 2026 19:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in The Democratic Republic of Congo , Region of Equateur (population 4,708,718) . The nearest places are and Bumba.

Radius	Population
10 km	30000 people
5 km	15000 people
2 km	12000 people
1 km	9100 people
Burned Area	2300 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Equateur	The Democratic Republic of Congo	4.7 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Bumba	Équateur	Democratic Republic of the Congo	City	95000 people	36 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
Bumba	BMB	361	Civ.	Unpaved	No	5200	25 km
Yalingimba		435	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3400	49 km
Engengele		390	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4100	52 km
Mokaria-Yamoleka		420	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3900	100 km
Bolila		390	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3900	102 km
Bosondjo		400	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3900	106 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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