Minor Wildfire ● Closed

The Democratic Republic of Congo: Forest fires in The Democratic Republic of Congo

Event time: Aug 27, 2026 00:00 UTC Last updated: Sep 19, 2026 Burundi

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Green Forest fires in The Democratic Republic of Congo from: 27 Aug 2026 to: 08 Sep 2026.

Measurements

Coordinates	-7.9553, 29.9206
Region	The Democratic Republic of Congo
Gdacs Alert Level	Green
Gdacs Score	1
Severity Text	Green impact for forestfire in 16300 ha

Official source

Alert data from GDACS (European Commission Joint Research Centre & United Nations OCHA)

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Source updated 41 days ago (Sep 8, 2026 00:00 UTC) · we last heard from GDACS (European Commission / United Nations) 4 days ago

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What to do

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Earlier wildfire events in Burundi

Severe and extreme events of the same kind, before this one. Listed for scale, not because they are connected to it.

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