Overall Green Forest fire in The Democratic Republic of Congo from 28 May 2026 00:00 UTC to 12 Jun 2026 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (14533 ha) in The Democratic Republic of Congo 28 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 1028832
Countries:	The Democratic Republic of Congo
Start Date - Last detection*:	28 May 2026 - 12 Jun 2026
Duration (days):	15
People affected:	5928 in the burned area
Burned area:	14533 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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09 Jun 15:06 10 Jun 15:06 12 Jun 15:10 12 Jun 19:10

Impact Timeline

ID	Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	5927	9218	09 Jun 2026 14:01	GWIS
2	0.5	5927	11994	10 Jun 2026 14:00	GWIS
3	0.5	5927	12059	12 Jun 2026 14:00	GWIS
4	0.5	5928	14533	12 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) .

Radius	Population
10 km	49000 people
5 km	18000 people
2 km	9900 people
1 km	8000 people
Burned Area	5900 people

Affected Provinces

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

Affected populated places

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Critical infrastructure

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

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More information

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