Forest Fire (11718 ha) in Cambodia 27 Feb 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 1012529
Countries: Cambodia
Start Date - Last detection*: 27 Feb 2023 - 17 Mar 2023
Duration (days): 18
People affected: 4 in the burned area
Burned area: 11718 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 4 6642 05 Mar 2023 04:00 GWIS
2 0.5 2 7070 06 Mar 2023 04:00 GWIS
3 0.5 2 7523 07 Mar 2023 04:00 GWIS
4 0.5 3 8872 08 Mar 2023 04:00 GWIS
5 0.5 2 9103 09 Mar 2023 04:00 GWIS
6 0.5 4 11470 10 Mar 2023 04:00 GWIS
7 0.5 4 11718 11 Mar 2023 04:00 GWIS
8 0.5 19 19779 12 Mar 2023 04:00 GWIS
9 0.5 21 23651 13 Mar 2023 04:00 GWIS
10 0.5 26 25041 14 Mar 2023 04:00 GWIS
11 0.5 26 25213 15 Mar 2023 04:00 GWIS
12 0.5 24 25979 16 Mar 2023 04:00 GWIS
13 0.5 24 26883 17 Mar 2023 04:00 GWIS
14 0.5 24 27137 18 Mar 2023 04:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Cambodia , Province of Stoeng Treng (population 53,126) . The nearest places are and Muang Không.

Radius Population
10 km 7000 people
5 km 1500 people
2 km <1000 people
1 km <1000 people
Burned Area <1000 people


Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Stoeng Treng Cambodia 53000 people
Preah Vihear Cambodia 95000 people
Kampong Thum Cambodia 520000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Muang Không Champasak Laos City 13000 people 54 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 50 km
Khong Khong Island KOG unknown 0 52 km
Phnom Thbeng Meanchey OMY unknown 0 68 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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