Overall Green Forest fire alert in Cambodia from 14 Jan 2023 00:00 UTC to 27 Jan 2023 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (10857 ha) in Cambodia 14 Jan 2023

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 1011693
Countries:	Cambodia
Start Date - Last detection*:	14 Jan 2023 - 28 Jan 2023
Duration (days):	14
People affected:	3 in the burned area
Burned area:	10857 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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28 Jan 06:06

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	3	10857	28 Jan 2023 04:00	GWIS
2		0.5	5	13435	29 Jan 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 Phuoc Binh, Krâchéh, and An Lôc.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	8000 people
5 km	3400 people
2 km	2000 people
1 km	1400 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Protected Area	3986 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
Phuoc Binh	Binh Phuoc	Vietnam	City	-	76 km
Krâchéh	Kratie	Cambodia	City	19000 people	80 km
An Lôc	Binh Phuoc	Vietnam	City	-	92 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	47 km
Bu Krak		850				0	63 km
Loc Ninh		150				0	74 km
Kratie	KTI	30				0	77 km
Song Be		243				0	77 km
Bu Prang		884				0	83 km
Duc Phong		280				0	92 km
Bunard		289				0	98 km
Duc Lap		690				0	100 km
Tonle Cham		20				0	103 km
Quang Duc Nhon Co	HOO	unknown				0	104 km
Dong Xoai		86				0	106 km
Chi Linh		59				0	106 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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