Overall Green Forest fire in The Democratic Republic of Congo from 25 Feb 2026 00:00 UTC to 11 Mar 2026 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (5393 ha) in The Democratic Republic of Congo 25 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 1027687
Countries:	The Democratic Republic of Congo
Start Date - Last detection*:	25 Feb 2026 - 11 Mar 2026
Duration (days):	14
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	5393 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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08 Mar 00:05 08 Mar 12:06 09 Mar 12:08 10 Mar 12:10 10 Mar 16:10 11 Mar 12:12 12 Mar 20:12

Impact Timeline

ID	Score	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	5206	07 Mar 2026 23:00	GWIS
2	0.5	5225	08 Mar 2026 11:00	GWIS
3	0.5	5225	09 Mar 2026 11:00	GWIS
4	0.5	5324	10 Mar 2026 11:00	GWIS
5	0.5	5324	10 Mar 2026 15:00	GWIS
6	0.5	5393	11 Mar 2026 11:00	GWIS
7	0.5	5393	12 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 Haut-Zaire (population 5,815,627) . The nearest places are and Watsa.

Radius	Population
10 km	17000 people
5 km	16000 people
2 km	<1000 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Haut-Zaire	The Democratic Republic of Congo	5.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Watsa	Orientale	Democratic Republic of the Congo	City	24000 people	52 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
Faradje		820	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3600	38 km
Dungu-Uye		725	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3200	63 km

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