Fire near Katanga (CD)

12.08°S, 28.59°E · first detected on 23 September at 13:57

What the satellites measured

This fire was tracked from 23 September at 13:57 to 23 October at 02:03, that is at least 30 days: the clustering window stops there, and the fire or heat source may be older, through 401 satellite detections. The detected extent reaches 8,846 ha.

Detected extent: 8,846 ha
Cumulative power: 5,287 MW
Peak power, one pixel: 226 MW
VIIRS and MODIS detections: 401
Estimated emissions: 10.4 kt of carbon; Carbon burnt in the 0.1 degree cells (about 10 km) around the fire, from 5 October 2026 to 21 October 2026. An order-of-magnitude estimate from GFAS (ECMWF, Copernicus CAMS): it also counts neighbouring fires in the same cell. Contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information (2026). Published data stop on 21 October 2026.

These four figures cover the polar orbits alone, the ones that measure an area. The pass table below also counts geostationary detections, more frequent but too coarse for geometry, and its power column sums a whole pass where the peak above is that of a single pixel.

“Detected extent” is not “burned area”: it is the union of the ground footprints of the satellite pixels, and a pixel counts in full (375 m for VIIRS, 1 km for MODIS) even when only a forest edge is burning. Compared with press figures it is in practice one and a half to three times the area reported. Detections taken at the edge of the scan swath, too coarse to measure anything at all, are excluded. These figures come from thermal detection and are not an official assessment: only the emergency services and the competent authorities are authoritative.

Replay how the fire spread

The map is framed on this fire's footprint and loads only its detections. The timeline below covers the period in which satellites saw it, from the first to the last detection, with twelve hours before and twenty-four after; the ticks on the bar mark the emergency services' announcements that fall within it. The cursor opens on the most powerful pass, and playback replays the whole fire in about thirty seconds. “1 h” shows what is burning within an hour of the chosen moment : the map then follows the power curve below and empties when it falls. “24 h” stacks twenty-four hours : a fire stays visible between two satellite passes, which come two to four times a day. Both are true, but they say different things.

How the radiative power evolved

One point per satellite pass: the sum of the fire radiative power measured over the fire. This is the curve that says whether the fire eased off or picked up again, which no cumulative figure shows. The window covers 30 days; beyond that, clustering would merge two successive fires in the same place.

Fire dynamics

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Satellite passes in detail

Pass	Power summed over the pass	Detections	Sensor
23 October at 02:03	2 MW	2	N21
23 October at 01:18	9 MW	8	N20
23 October at 00:59	8 MW	7	N
22 October at 20:53	6 MW	1	Terra
22 October at 19:33	13 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 19:23	28 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 19:20	58 MW	3	Met9
22 October at 19:20	29 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 19:13	49 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 19:05	126 MW	5	Met9
22 October at 19:05	91 MW	3	Met10
22 October at 19:03	61 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 18:53	74 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 18:50	201 MW	5	Met9
22 October at 18:50	182 MW	5	Met10
22 October at 18:43	157 MW	7	Met12
22 October at 18:35	276 MW	5	Met10
22 October at 18:35	293 MW	5	Met9
22 October at 18:33	155 MW	5	Met12
22 October at 18:23	96 MW	6	Met12
22 October at 18:20	640 MW	12	Met10
22 October at 18:20	693 MW	12	Met9
22 October at 18:13	194 MW	10	Met12
22 October at 18:05	187 MW	6	Met10
22 October at 18:05	276 MW	10	Met9
22 October at 18:03	150 MW	8	Met12
22 October at 17:53	150 MW	9	Met12
22 October at 17:50	194 MW	7	Met9
22 October at 17:50	133 MW	4	Met10
22 October at 17:43	121 MW	8	Met12
22 October at 17:35	147 MW	4	Met10
22 October at 17:35	217 MW	7	Met9
22 October at 17:33	111 MW	7	Met12
22 October at 17:23	109 MW	7	Met12
22 October at 17:20	165 MW	6	Met9
22 October at 17:20	131 MW	4	Met10
22 October at 17:13	111 MW	6	Met12
22 October at 17:05	188 MW	4	Met10
22 October at 17:05	248 MW	7	Met9
22 October at 17:03	141 MW	5	Met12
22 October at 16:53	204 MW	8	Met12
22 October at 16:50	360 MW	9	Met9
22 October at 16:50	313 MW	6	Met10
22 October at 16:43	217 MW	9	Met12
22 October at 16:35	202 MW	5	Met10
22 October at 16:35	189 MW	5	Met9
22 October at 16:33	153 MW	6	Met12
22 October at 16:23	155 MW	6	Met12
22 October at 16:20	133 MW	3	Met10
22 October at 16:20	243 MW	6	Met9
22 October at 16:16	410 MW	11	Aqua
22 October at 16:13	242 MW	11	Met12
22 October at 16:05	297 MW	6	Met9
22 October at 16:05	200 MW	4	Met10
22 October at 16:03	170 MW	7	Met12
22 October at 15:53	128 MW	6	Met12
22 October at 15:50	181 MW	4	Met9
22 October at 15:50	212 MW	4	Met10
22 October at 15:43	139 MW	6	Met12
22 October at 15:35	193 MW	3	Met10
22 October at 15:35	219 MW	4	Met9
22 October at 15:33	67 MW	4	Met12
22 October at 15:23	132 MW	4	Met12
22 October at 15:20	135 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 15:20	38 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 15:13	252 MW	8	Met12
22 October at 15:05	131 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 15:03	86 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 14:53	165 MW	6	Met12
22 October at 14:50	129 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 14:43	169 MW	7	Met12
22 October at 14:35	194 MW	3	Met9
22 October at 14:33	144 MW	7	Met12
22 October at 14:23	242 MW	10	Met12
22 October at 14:20	329 MW	6	Met9
22 October at 14:19	80 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 14:13	383 MW	15	Met12
22 October at 14:10	696 MW	44	N20
22 October at 14:05	688 MW	10	Met9
22 October at 14:04	218 MW	3	Met10
22 October at 14:03	233 MW	10	Met12
22 October at 13:53	314 MW	14	Met12
22 October at 13:51	545 MW	46	N
22 October at 13:50	158 MW	3	Met9
22 October at 13:43	282 MW	12	Met12
22 October at 13:35	203 MW	3	Met9
22 October at 13:34	65 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 13:33	290 MW	12	Met12
22 October at 13:23	205 MW	9	Met12
22 October at 13:20	343 MW	6	Met9
22 October at 13:19	125 MW	2	Met10
22 October at 13:15	781 MW	46	N21
22 October at 13:13	414 MW	16	Met12
22 October at 13:05	436 MW	7	Met9
22 October at 13:04	173 MW	3	Met9
22 October at 13:04	236 MW	3	Met10
22 October at 13:03	697 MW	30	Met12
22 October at 12:53	375 MW	17	Met12
22 October at 12:49	176 MW	3	Met10
22 October at 12:49	206 MW	4	Met9
22 October at 12:43	213 MW	12	Met12
22 October at 12:34	97 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 12:33	91 MW	5	Met12
22 October at 12:23	210 MW	9	Met12
22 October at 12:19	74 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 12:19	68 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 12:13	301 MW	13	Met12
22 October at 12:04	103 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 12:04	48 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 12:03	102 MW	6	Met12
22 October at 11:53	120 MW	7	Met12
22 October at 11:49	112 MW	2	Met10
22 October at 11:49	96 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 11:43	47 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 11:34	328 MW	5	Met9
22 October at 11:34	191 MW	3	Met10
22 October at 11:33	76 MW	4	Met12
22 October at 11:23	113 MW	7	Met12
22 October at 11:19	105 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 11:13	97 MW	7	Met12
22 October at 11:04	52 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 11:03	105 MW	6	Met12
22 October at 10:53	70 MW	5	Met12
22 October at 10:49	47 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 10:43	72 MW	5	Met12
22 October at 10:34	240 MW	5	Met10
22 October at 10:34	91 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 10:33	155 MW	10	Met12
22 October at 10:23	278 MW	14	Met12
22 October at 10:19	151 MW	4	Met10
22 October at 10:19	147 MW	3	Met9
22 October at 10:13	222 MW	12	Met12
22 October at 10:04	153 MW	3	Met9
22 October at 10:04	127 MW	2	Met10
22 October at 10:03	258 MW	8	Met12
22 October at 09:53	156 MW	7	Met12
22 October at 09:49	149 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 09:49	93 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 09:43	163 MW	6	Met12
22 October at 09:34	101 MW	2	Met10
22 October at 09:33	91 MW	4	Met12
22 October at 09:23	62 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 09:13	15 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 08:42	46 MW	7	Terra
22 October at 07:53	21 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 07:43	15 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 07:33	15 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 01:35	11 MW	7	N20
22 October at 01:16	10 MW	5	N
22 October at 00:40	6 MW	5	N21
21 October at 19:43	10 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 19:35	19 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 18:23	27 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 18:20	26 MW	1	Met10
21 October at 18:20	42 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 18:13	57 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 18:05	37 MW	1	Met10
21 October at 18:05	75 MW	3	Met9
21 October at 18:03	103 MW	7	Met12
21 October at 17:53	98 MW	5	Met12
21 October at 17:50	126 MW	3	Met10
21 October at 17:50	149 MW	4	Met9
21 October at 17:43	187 MW	7	Met12
21 October at 17:35	179 MW	2	Met10
21 October at 17:35	322 MW	6	Met9
21 October at 17:33	287 MW	9	Met12
21 October at 17:23	373 MW	9	Met12
21 October at 17:20	376 MW	7	Met10
21 October at 17:20	504 MW	8	Met9
21 October at 17:13	290 MW	11	Met12
21 October at 17:05	42 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 17:03	70 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 16:53	111 MW	6	Met12
21 October at 16:50	55 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 16:50	43 MW	1	Met10
21 October at 16:43	59 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 16:35	109 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 16:13	21 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 16:03	157 MW	7	Met12
21 October at 15:53	213 MW	8	Met12
21 October at 15:43	116 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 15:40	366 MW	10	Aqua
21 October at 15:35	124 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 15:23	19 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 15:13	258 MW	9	Met12
21 October at 15:05	59 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 15:03	192 MW	5	Met12
21 October at 14:53	146 MW	7	Met12
21 October at 14:50	193 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 14:43	198 MW	8	Met12
21 October at 14:35	183 MW	3	Met9
21 October at 14:35	58 MW	1	Met10
21 October at 14:33	224 MW	8	Met12
21 October at 14:29	444 MW	35	N20
21 October at 14:23	381 MW	14	Met12
21 October at 14:20	170 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 14:13	137 MW	7	Met12
21 October at 14:10	364 MW	28	N
21 October at 14:05	89 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 14:04	49 MW	1	Met10
21 October at 14:03	189 MW	6	Met12
21 October at 13:53	330 MW	11	Met12
21 October at 13:50	188 MW	3	Met9
21 October at 13:49	45 MW	1	Met10
21 October at 13:43	314 MW	13	Met12
21 October at 13:35	152 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 13:34	41 MW	1	Met10
21 October at 13:34	507 MW	28	N21
21 October at 13:33	297 MW	10	Met12
21 October at 13:23	260 MW	10	Met12
21 October at 13:20	86 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 13:19	39 MW	1	Met10
21 October at 13:13	238 MW	11	Met12
21 October at 13:03	207 MW	11	Met12
21 October at 12:53	141 MW	7	Met12
21 October at 12:49	218 MW	21	N20
21 October at 12:49	36 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 12:43	155 MW	8	Met12
21 October at 12:33	149 MW	8	Met12
21 October at 12:23	85 MW	5	Met12
21 October at 12:13	56 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 12:04	48 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 12:03	65 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 11:53	67 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 11:43	10 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 11:33	24 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 11:23	43 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 11:19	60 MW	1	Met10
21 October at 11:13	50 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 11:03	65 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 10:53	16 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 10:43	15 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 10:33	47 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 10:23	37 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 10:13	15 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 09:53	24 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 09:43	35 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 09:33	34 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 08:53	46 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 08:43	34 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 08:33	32 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 08:23	27 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 08:13	41 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 07:43	44 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 01:56	3 MW	2	N20
21 October at 01:35	4 MW	6	N
21 October at 00:59	6 MW	4	N21
20 October at 19:23	11 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 19:13	10 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 19:03	14 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 18:13	15 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 18:03	52 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 17:53	70 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 17:43	134 MW	7	Met12
20 October at 17:33	92 MW	5	Met12
20 October at 17:23	12 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 17:13	12 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 17:03	24 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 16:53	75 MW	6	Met12
20 October at 16:43	71 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 16:33	155 MW	8	Met12
20 October at 16:23	202 MW	9	Met12
20 October at 16:13	225 MW	9	Met12
20 October at 16:05	148 MW	4	Met9
20 October at 16:03	241 MW	12	Met12
20 October at 15:53	121 MW	8	Met12
20 October at 15:50	82 MW	2	Met9
20 October at 15:43	289 MW	12	Met12
20 October at 15:35	76 MW	1	Met10
20 October at 15:35	59 MW	2	Met9
20 October at 15:33	364 MW	13	Met12
20 October at 15:23	318 MW	14	Met12
20 October at 15:20	101 MW	2	Met9
20 October at 15:13	219 MW	9	Met12
20 October at 15:03	262 MW	10	Met12
20 October at 14:53	205 MW	11	Met12
20 October at 14:50	26 MW	1	Met9
20 October at 14:43	331 MW	12	Met12
20 October at 14:35	194 MW	2	Met9
20 October at 14:33	197 MW	8	Met12
20 October at 14:27	419 MW	33	N
20 October at 14:23	290 MW	10	Met12
20 October at 14:20	267 MW	4	Met9
20 October at 14:13	236 MW	8	Met12
20 October at 14:03	262 MW	11	Met12
20 October at 13:53	124 MW	9	Met12
20 October at 13:51	422 MW	34	N21
20 October at 13:43	151 MW	9	Met12
20 October at 13:33	170 MW	11	Met12
20 October at 13:23	103 MW	5	Met12
20 October at 13:13	167 MW	8	Met12
20 October at 13:08	488 MW	38	N20
20 October at 13:04	66 MW	1	Met9
20 October at 13:03	201 MW	5	Met12
20 October at 12:53	48 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 12:49	89 MW	2	Met9
20 October at 12:43	67 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 12:34	41 MW	1	Met9
20 October at 12:33	113 MW	6	Met12
20 October at 12:23	55 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 12:13	21 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 12:03	59 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 11:53	148 MW	6	Met12
20 October at 11:43	60 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 11:33	29 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 11:23	19 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 11:13	25 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 11:03	40 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 10:53	18 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 10:43	32 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 10:33	35 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 10:23	27 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 10:13	77 MW	6	Met12
20 October at 10:03	57 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 09:53	86 MW	5	Met12
20 October at 09:43	17 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 09:33	120 MW	7	Met12
20 October at 09:23	14 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 09:13	55 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 09:03	28 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 02:13	4 MW	3	N20
20 October at 01:54	6 MW	4	N
20 October at 01:18	3 MW	2	N21
20 October at 00:33	5 MW	3	N20
19 October at 20:36	102 MW	8	Terra
19 October at 16:01	229 MW	16	Aqua
19 October at 14:49	113 MW	12	N
19 October at 14:10	344 MW	46	N21
19 October at 13:25	519 MW	51	N20
19 October at 13:08	289 MW	26	N
19 October at 08:23	35 MW	4	Terra
19 October at 02:13	4 MW	5	N
19 October at 01:35	13 MW	12	N21
19 October at 00:52	9 MW	9	N20
18 October at 14:29	201 MW	11	N21
18 October at 13:47	276 MW	27	N20
18 October at 13:25	180 MW	16	N
18 October at 12:49	142 MW	13	N21
18 October at 02:33	3 MW	1	N
18 October at 01:56	10 MW	9	N21
18 October at 01:12	15 MW	9	N20
18 October at 00:52	8 MW	7	N
17 October at 14:04	309 MW	37	N20
17 October at 13:45	268 MW	26	N
17 October at 13:08	429 MW	8	N21
17 October at 08:44	116 MW	12	Terra
17 October at 02:13	8 MW	3	N21
17 October at 01:29	21 MW	13	N20
17 October at 01:09	23 MW	13	N
17 October at 00:33	24 MW	8	N21
16 October at 15:46	518 MW	25	Aqua
16 October at 14:23	350 MW	34	N20
16 October at 14:04	404 MW	36	N
16 October at 13:25	458 MW	35	N21
16 October at 01:50	7 MW	8	N20
16 October at 01:31	8 MW	10	N
16 October at 00:52	6 MW	5	N21
15 October at 14:21	368 MW	34	N
15 October at 13:47	296 MW	30	N21
15 October at 13:02	85 MW	18	N20
15 October at 02:07	12 MW	10	N20
15 October at 01:48	15 MW	11	N
15 October at 01:12	25 MW	16	N21
14 October at 20:36	30 MW	2	Terra
14 October at 16:10	293 MW	17	Aqua
14 October at 14:42	357 MW	25	N
14 October at 14:04	419 MW	38	N21
14 October at 13:19	539 MW	50	N20
14 October at 13:02	225 MW	25	N
14 October at 08:25	34 MW	4	Terra
14 October at 02:07	5 MW	5	N
14 October at 01:29	9 MW	13	N21
14 October at 00:46	4 MW	5	N20
13 October at 15:31	79 MW	3	Aqua
13 October at 14:23	427 MW	23	N21
13 October at 13:40	273 MW	30	N20
12 October at 13:02	296 MW	17	N21
12 October at 08:44	36 MW	4	Terra
12 October at 02:07	1 MW	1	N21
12 October at 01:24	6 MW	8	N20
12 October at 01:03	1 MW	2	N
11 October at 15:55	238 MW	10	Aqua
11 October at 14:17	163 MW	23	N20
11 October at 13:57	323 MW	36	N
11 October at 13:19	321 MW	19	N21
11 October at 01:41	2 MW	2	N20
11 October at 01:22	2 MW	2	N
11 October at 00:46	1 MW	1	N21
10 October at 14:36	91 MW	10	N20
10 October at 14:17	267 MW	33	N
10 October at 13:40	371 MW	51	N21
10 October at 12:56	400 MW	29	N20
10 October at 09:03	33 MW	2	Terra
10 October at 02:01	0 MW	1	N20
10 October at 01:03	10 MW	6	N21
9 October at 20:38	34 MW	5	Terra
9 October at 16:16	230 MW	7	Aqua
9 October at 14:34	811 MW	83	N
9 October at 13:57	1,283 MW	116	N21
9 October at 13:13	927 MW	76	N20
9 October at 12:53	501 MW	37	N
9 October at 08:27	39 MW	5	Terra
9 October at 02:01	1 MW	1	N
9 October at 01:24	9 MW	8	N21
9 October at 00:40	7 MW	4	N20
8 October at 15:40	418 MW	16	Aqua
8 October at 14:17	442 MW	42	N21
8 October at 13:32	757 MW	54	N20
8 October at 13:15	645 MW	68	N
8 October at 00:59	13 MW	2	N20
7 October at 13:51	665 MW	62	N20
7 October at 13:32	687 MW	52	N
7 October at 12:56	340 MW	33	N21
6 October at 15:59	265 MW	4	Aqua
6 October at 14:10	48 MW	7	N20
6 October at 13:51	9 MW	2	N
4 October at 14:27	23 MW	3	N
4 October at 13:51	23 MW	4	N21
4 October at 13:08	29 MW	4	N20
3 October at 15:44	14 MW	1	Aqua
3 October at 14:49	42 MW	3	N
3 October at 14:10	35 MW	2	N21
3 October at 13:25	143 MW	5	N20
3 October at 13:08	20 MW	2	N
1 October at 16:08	68 MW	4	Aqua
1 October at 14:04	103 MW	7	N20
1 October at 13:45	96 MW	11	N
1 October at 13:08	22 MW	3	N21
1 October at 02:13	7 MW	3	N21
1 October at 01:29	7 MW	3	N20
1 October at 01:09	6 MW	2	N
30 September at 14:04	24 MW	2	N
30 September at 13:25	31 MW	5	N21
30 September at 01:48	1 MW	1	N20
30 September at 01:31	2 MW	1	N
30 September at 00:52	9 MW	1	N21
29 September at 20:41	37 MW	3	Terra
29 September at 14:21	86 MW	16	N
29 September at 13:47	146 MW	17	N21
29 September at 13:02	109 MW	12	N20
29 September at 08:29	17 MW	1	Terra
29 September at 01:48	2 MW	3	N
29 September at 01:12	7 MW	9	N21
28 September at 15:53	156 MW	9	Aqua
28 September at 14:04	28 MW	3	N21
28 September at 03:39	6 MW	1	Aqua
28 September at 01:29	1 MW	1	N21
28 September at 00:46	16 MW	5	N20
27 September at 14:23	8 MW	1	N21
27 September at 13:40	45 MW	8	N20
27 September at 13:19	27 MW	4	N
27 September at 12:43	28 MW	1	N21
27 September at 08:48	70 MW	4	Terra
26 September at 16:14	116 MW	4	Aqua
26 September at 13:57	197 MW	22	N20
26 September at 13:38	221 MW	23	N
26 September at 13:02	211 MW	29	N21
26 September at 02:07	19 MW	7	N21
26 September at 01:24	2 MW	4	N20
26 September at 01:03	2 MW	1	N
26 September at 00:29	3 MW	2	N21
25 September at 15:36	102 MW	4	Aqua
25 September at 14:17	501 MW	41	N20
25 September at 13:57	368 MW	34	N
25 September at 13:19	484 MW	21	N21
25 September at 01:41	9 MW	7	N20
25 September at 01:22	8 MW	7	N
25 September at 00:46	12 MW	7	N21
24 September at 20:45	8 MW	1	Terra
24 September at 14:36	59 MW	7	N20
24 September at 14:17	136 MW	19	N
24 September at 13:40	58 MW	8	N21
24 September at 12:56	57 MW	6	N20
24 September at 08:29	74 MW	4	Terra

8 other fires near Katanga (CD)

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