Overall Green Forest fire in Cambodia from 12 Feb 2026 00:00 UTC to 19 Feb 2026 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (9887 ha) in Cambodia 12 Feb 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 1027432
Countries:	Cambodia
Start Date - Last detection*:	12 Feb 2026 - 22 Feb 2026
Duration (days):	10
People affected:	46 in the burned area
Burned area:	9887 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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18 Feb 08:01 18 Feb 16:02 19 Feb 04:02 19 Feb 08:02 19 Feb 20:03 20 Feb 08:03

Impact Timeline

ID	Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	32	5267	18 Feb 2026 07:00	GWIS
2	0.5	32	8129	18 Feb 2026 15:00	GWIS
3	0.5	32	8552	19 Feb 2026 03:00	GWIS
4	0.5	32	8562	19 Feb 2026 07:00	GWIS
5	0.5	32	9760	19 Feb 2026 19:00	GWIS
6	0.5	46	9887	20 Feb 2026 07:00	GWIS
7	0.5	46	10223	20 Feb 2026 19:00	GWIS
8	0.5	46	10328	20 Feb 2026 23:00	GWIS
9	0.5	46	10328	21 Feb 2026 07:00	GWIS
10	0.5	46	10909	22 Feb 2026 07:00	GWIS
11	0.5	46	11195	22 Feb 2026 19:00	GWIS
12	0.5	46	11199	27 Feb 2026 19:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Cambodia , Province of Kracheh (population 213,868) . The nearest places are and Krâchéh.

Radius	Population
10 km	<1000 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	<1000 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Kracheh	Cambodia	210000 people
Kampong Thum	Cambodia	520000 people
Stoeng Treng	Cambodia	53000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Krâchéh	Kratie	Cambodia	City	19000 people	61 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
Kratie	KTI	30				0	61 km
Stung Treng	TNX	60	Civ.	Paved	Yes	4200	71 km
Kampong Thum Hiway Strip		10				0	95 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Lower Sesan II	Sesan	2017	87 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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