Overall Green Forest fire alert in Cambodia from 14 Jan 2023 00:00 UTC to 02 Feb 2023 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 1011642
Countries:	Cambodia
Start Date - Last detection*:	14 Jan 2023 - 02 Feb 2023
Duration (days):	19
People affected:	4 in the burned area
Burned area:	29647 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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25 Jan 06:02 26 Jan 06:04 27 Jan 06:05 28 Jan 06:05 29 Jan 06:07 30 Jan 06:07 31 Jan 06:07 01 Feb 06:08 03 Feb 06:10

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	2	5701	25 Jan 2023 04:00	GWIS
2	0.5	2	7155	26 Jan 2023 04:00	GWIS
3	0.5	2	7399	27 Jan 2023 04:00	GWIS
4	0.5	1	7504	28 Jan 2023 04:00	GWIS
5	0.5	3	12506	29 Jan 2023 04:00	GWIS
6	0.5	3	13987	30 Jan 2023 04:00	GWIS
7	0.5	4	28926	31 Jan 2023 04:00	GWIS
8	0.5	4	29338	01 Feb 2023 04:00	GWIS
9	0.5	4	29647	03 Feb 2023 04:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Cambodia , Province of Mondol Kiri (population 21,795) . The nearest places are Krâchéh, Phuoc Binh, and An Lôc.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	11000 people
5 km	2900 people
2 km	1600 people
1 km	1200 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Protected Area	21215 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

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

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Krâchéh	Kratie	Cambodia	City	19000 people	76 km
Phuoc Binh	Binh Phuoc	Vietnam	City	-	96 km
An Lôc	Binh Phuoc	Vietnam	City	-	111 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
Mondulkiri		700	Civ.	Unpaved	Yes	4900	57 km
Kratie	KTI	30				0	73 km
Bu Krak		850				0	77 km
Loc Ninh		150				0	92 km
Bu Prang		884				0	97 km
Song Be		243				0	97 km
Duc Lap		690				0	109 km
Duc Phong		280				0	112 km
Quang Duc Nhon Co	HOO	unknown				0	120 km
Ratanakiri	RBE	324	Civ.	Unpaved	Yes	3900	123 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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