Overall Green Forest fire in The Democratic Republic of Congo from 21 Jun 2026 00:00 UTC to 29 Jun 2026 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (14816 ha) in The Democratic Republic of Congo 21 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 1029058
Countries:	The Democratic Republic of Congo
Start Date - Last detection*:	21 Jun 2026 - 29 Jun 2026
Duration (days):	8
People affected:	38 in the burned area
Burned area:	14816 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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24 Jun 23:01 25 Jun 15:02 26 Jun 03:02 26 Jun 16:02 27 Jun 11:04 27 Jun 15:03 29 Jun 15:10 06 Jul 19:28

Impact Timeline

ID	Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	5	11552	24 Jun 2026 22:01	GWIS
2	0.5	5	11549	25 Jun 2026 14:00	GWIS
3	0.5	5	13299	26 Jun 2026 02:01	GWIS
4	0.5	5	13387	26 Jun 2026 14:00	GWIS
5	0.5	5	13837	27 Jun 2026 10:00	GWIS
6	0.5	5	14065	27 Jun 2026 14:00	GWIS
7	0.5	38	14705	29 Jun 2026 14:00	GWIS
8	0.5	38	14816	06 Jul 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 Kasai-Occidental (population 3,162,753) . The nearest places are Kanunkina, Kahinda, Luiza, Mwene-Ditu, Luputa, and Kanda-Kanda.

Radius	Population
10 km	79000 people
5 km	13000 people
2 km	3300 people
1 km	1200 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Kasai-Occidental	The Democratic Republic of Congo	3.2 million people
Kasai-Oriental	The Democratic Republic of Congo	3.3 million people
Shaba	The Democratic Republic of Congo	5.4 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Kanunkina	Kasai-Oriental	Democratic Republic of the Congo	City	-	36 km
Kahinda	Kasai-Oriental	Democratic Republic of the Congo	City	-	47 km
Luiza	Kasai-Occidental	Democratic Republic of the Congo	City	-	80 km
Mwene-Ditu	Kasai-Oriental	Democratic Republic of the Congo	City	190000 people	88 km
Luputa	Kasai-Oriental	Democratic Republic of the Congo	City	-	99 km
Kanda-Kanda	Kasai-Oriental	Democratic Republic of the Congo	City	-	105 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
Mwene-Ditu		975	Civ.	Unpaved	No	6500	75 km
Kapanga	KAP	922	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3600	83 km
Luiza	LZA	881	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3200	85 km

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