Overall Green Forest fire in The Democratic Republic of Congo from 12 Jun 2026 00:00 UTC to 26 Jun 2026 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (11197 ha) in The Democratic Republic of Congo 12 Jun 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 1028931
Countries:	The Democratic Republic of Congo
Start Date - Last detection*:	12 Jun 2026 - 26 Jun 2026
Duration (days):	14
People affected:	239 in the burned area
Burned area:	11197 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	0	5466	16 Jun 2026 02:00	GWIS
2	0.5	0	5582	16 Jun 2026 18:00	GWIS
3	0.5	230	8520	17 Jun 2026 10:01	GWIS
4	0.5	230	8813	17 Jun 2026 14:01	GWIS
5	0.5	230	9447	18 Jun 2026 10:00	GWIS
6	0.5	230	9702	18 Jun 2026 14:00	GWIS
7	0.5	231	10092	19 Jun 2026 14:00	GWIS
8	0.5	231	10161	20 Jun 2026 10:00	GWIS
9	0.5	239	10213	20 Jun 2026 14:00	GWIS
10	0.5	239	10336	21 Jun 2026 14:00	GWIS
11	0.5	239	10445	23 Jun 2026 10:00	GWIS
12	0.5	239	10798	23 Jun 2026 14:00	GWIS
13	0.5	239	10864	26 Jun 2026 14:00	GWIS
14	0.5	239	11197	27 Jun 2026 18:01	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 and Kabalo.

Radius	Population
10 km	53000 people
5 km	43000 people
2 km	5000 people
1 km	1200 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

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

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Kabalo	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	City	29000 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
Kabalo	KBO	561	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4500	49 km
Kisengwa		741	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4500	99 km

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