Forest Fire (7157 ha) in Cambodia 19 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 1011739
Countries: Cambodia
Start Date - Last detection*: 19 Jan 2023 - 04 Feb 2023
Duration (days): 16
People affected: 7 in the burned area
Burned area: 7157 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 7 6448 31 Jan 2023 04:00 GWIS
2 0.5 7 6616 01 Feb 2023 04:00 GWIS
3 0.5 7 6801 02 Feb 2023 04:00 GWIS
4 0.5 7 7157 04 Feb 2023 04:00 GWIS
5 0.5 7 7372 05 Feb 2023 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 and Krâchéh.

Radius Population
10 km 11000 people
5 km 5300 people
2 km 2800 people
1 km 1900 people
Burned Area <1000 people


Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Kracheh Cambodia 210000 people
Stoeng Treng Cambodia 53000 people
Mondol Kiri Cambodia 22000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Krâchéh Kratie Cambodia City 19000 people 68 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
Stung Treng TNX 60 Civ. Paved Yes 4200 53 km
Kratie KTI 30 0 66 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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