Forest Fire (5979 ha) in Cambodia 24 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 1011733
Countries: Cambodia
Start Date - Last detection*: 24 Jan 2023 - 01 Feb 2023
Duration (days): 8
People affected: 11 in the burned area
Burned area: 5979 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Impact Timeline

IDAlert colorGDACS ScorePopulation AffectedBurned Area (ha)Last UpdateSource
1 0.5 12 5343 31 Jan 2023 04:00 GWIS
2 0.5 11 5797 01 Feb 2023 04:00 GWIS
3 0.5 11 5979 02 Feb 2023 04:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Cambodia , Province of Preah Vihear (population 95,355) . The nearest places are and Muang Không.

Radius Population
10 km 37000 people
5 km 9100 people
2 km no people
1 km no people
Burned Area <1000 people


Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Preah Vihear Cambodia 95000 people
Stoeng Treng Cambodia 53000 people
Champasak Laos 530000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Muang Không Champasak Laos City 13000 people 20 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
Khong Khong Island KOG unknown 0 18 km
Stung Treng TNX 60 Civ. Paved Yes 4200 51 km
Phnom Thbeng Meanchey OMY unknown 0 92 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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