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Wildfires in Democratic Republic of the Congo today

There are 32 probable fires in Democratic Republic of the Congo right now: 639 heat detections by satellite in the last 24 hours, grouped by proximity. The most intense one is near Ango (485 MW).

Latest satellite detection: 9 Nov 2026, 16:02 UTC (7 h ago).

A heat detection is not a confirmed fire: farm burning and industry also produce them, and clouds or smoke can hide a fire.

Daily briefing for the press

probable fires
32
heat detections
639
fire pages with detections in 48 h
5

If you are in danger, call your local emergency number and follow the instructions of the authorities. WorldFires is not an emergency service.

Detection clusters in the last 24 hours · 32

  1. 485 MW Ango 65 hotspots · last one 9 h ago · about 900 ha with fire
  2. 427 MW Niangara 89 hotspots · last one 9 h ago · about 1,200 ha with fire
  3. 376 MW Ango 74 hotspots · last one 9 h ago · about 1,000 ha with fire
  4. 286 MW Ango 33 hotspots · last one 9 h ago · about 500 ha with fire
  5. 254 MW Ango 33 hotspots · last one 9 h ago · about 500 ha with fire
  6. 249 MW Bondo 28 hotspots · last one 9 h ago · about 400 ha with fire
  7. 241 MW Bosobolo 16 hotspots · last one 9 h ago · about 200 ha with fire
  8. 202 MW Bosobolo 15 hotspots · last one 9 h ago · about 200 ha with fire
  9. 171 MW Moba 8 hotspots · last one 10 h ago · about 100 ha with fire
  10. 139 MW Isangi 21 hotspots · last one 9 h ago · about 300 ha with fire
  11. 131 MW Poko 21 hotspots · last one 9 h ago · about 300 ha with fire
  12. 107 MW Poko 29 hotspots · last one 9 h ago · about 400 ha with fire
  13. 105 MW Ango 15 hotspots · last one 10 h ago · about 200 ha with fire
  14. 94 MW Bondo 17 hotspots · last one 9 h ago · about 200 ha with fire
  15. 93 MW Libenge 14 hotspots · last one 9 h ago · about 200 ha with fire
  16. 92 MW Bondo 11 hotspots · last one 9 h ago · about 200 ha with fire
  17. 87 MW Bondo 18 hotspots · last one 9 h ago · about 300 ha with fire
  18. 84 MW Poko 19 hotspots · last one 10 h ago · about 300 ha with fire
  19. 83 MW Kasenga 15 hotspots · last one 9 h ago · about 200 ha with fire
  20. 81 MW Niangara 7 hotspots · last one 10 h ago · about 100 ha with fire
  21. 72 MW Ango 12 hotspots · last one 9 h ago · about 200 ha with fire
  22. 57 MW Dungu 10 hotspots · last one 9 h ago · about 100 ha with fire
  23. 57 MW Kasenga 8 hotspots · last one 9 h ago · about 100 ha with fire
  24. 56 MW Mitwaba 5 hotspots · last one 9 h ago · about 100 ha with fire
  25. 55 MW Bondo 8 hotspots · last one 9 h ago · about 100 ha with fire
  26. 53 MW Bosobolo 8 hotspots · last one 9 h ago · about 100 ha with fire
  27. 52 MW Ango 6 hotspots · last one 9 h ago · about 100 ha with fire
  28. 49 MW Libenge 7 hotspots · last one 9 h ago · about 100 ha with fire
  29. 46 MW Niangara 7 hotspots · last one 9 h ago · about 100 ha with fire
  30. 46 MW Ango 8 hotspots · last one 9 h ago · about 100 ha with fire

and 2 smaller groups shown on the map

Fire pages with detections in the last 48 hours · 5

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Where this data comes from

Hotspots from the VIIRS sensors on Suomi-NPP, NOAA-20 and NOAA-21 (NASA FIRMS), 375 m pixels and about six passes a day between the three. They are grouped into probable fires when neighbouring hotspots exist; agricultural burning or an industrial chimney also show on the map, which is why small groups are left out of the list. A hotspot is a thermal detection, not a confirmed fire: in an emergency call your local emergency number.