Overall Green Forest fire in The Democratic Republic of Congo from 26 May 2026 00:00 UTC to 10 Jun 2026 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (15673 ha) in The Democratic Republic of Congo 26 May 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 1028770
Countries:	The Democratic Republic of Congo
Start Date - Last detection*:	26 May 2026 - 10 Jun 2026
Duration (days):	15
People affected:	2103 in the burned area
Burned area:	15673 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	1222	6869	04 Jun 2026 14:00	GWIS
2	0.5	1242	8911	08 Jun 2026 02:00	GWIS
3	0.5	2014	14506	09 Jun 2026 14:01	GWIS
4	0.5	2061	15541	10 Jun 2026 14:00	GWIS
5	0.5	2103	15673	10 Jun 2026 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 Bandundu (population 5,092,178) . The nearest places are Kikwit, and Idiofa.

Radius	Population
10 km	29000 people
5 km	17000 people
2 km	6200 people
1 km	3800 people
Burned Area	2100 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Bandundu	The Democratic Republic of Congo	5.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Kikwit		Democratic Republic of the Congo	City	190000 people	81 km
Idiofa		Democratic Republic of the Congo	City	19000 people	110 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
Kikwit	KKW	479	Civ.	Paved	No	5100	83 km
Idiofa	IDF	701	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3200	101 km
Lusanga	LUS	416	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3000	105 km

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