Overall Green Forest fire alert in Cambodia from 26 Dec 2021 00:00 UTC to 08 Jan 2022 00:00 UTC

Event summary

This forest fire is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID	WF 1003770
Countries:	Cambodia
Start Date - Last detection*:	26 Dec 2021 - 08 Jan 2022
Duration (days):	13
People affected:	24 in the burned area
Burned area:	42928 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	8	22498	01 Jan 2022 04:00	GWIS
2	0.5	16	30852	02 Jan 2022 04:00	GWIS
3	0.5	14	31671	03 Jan 2022 04:00	GWIS
4	0.5	16	33442	03 Jan 2022 16:38	GWIS
5	0.5	18	35047	05 Jan 2022 04:00	GWIS
6	0.5	20	37319	06 Jan 2022 04:00	GWIS
7	0.5	22	38750	07 Jan 2022 04:00	GWIS
8	0.5	26	39664	08 Jan 2022 04:00	GWIS
9	0.5	24	42928	09 Jan 2022 04:00	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 Krâchéh, An Lôc, and Phuoc Binh.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	40000 people
5 km	25000 people
2 km	16000 people
1 km	13000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Kracheh	Cambodia	210000 people
Mondol Kiri	Cambodia	22000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Krâchéh	Kratie	Cambodia	City	19000 people	38 km
An Lôc	Binh Phuoc	Vietnam	City	-	116 km
Phuoc Binh	Binh Phuoc	Vietnam	City	-	117 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	35 km
Loc Ninh		150				0	96 km
Mondulkiri		700	Civ.	Unpaved	Yes	4900	98 km
Stung Treng	TNX	60	Civ.	Paved	Yes	4200	102 km
Bu Krak		850				0	115 km
Song Be		243				0	118 km
Tonle Cham		20				0	121 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

For a full list of available products related to this event, please refer to the GDACS Resources page.

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