Forest Fire (7296 ha) in Cambodia 28 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 1012677
Countries: Cambodia
Start Date - Last detection*: 28 Feb 2023 - 16 Mar 2023
Duration (days): 16
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 7296 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 0 6330 12 Mar 2023 04:00 GWIS
2 0.5 0 6894 13 Mar 2023 04:00 GWIS
3 0.5 0 6936 14 Mar 2023 04:00 GWIS
4 0.5 0 7014 15 Mar 2023 04:00 GWIS
5 0.5 0 7140 16 Mar 2023 04:00 GWIS
6 0.5 0 7296 17 Mar 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, An Lôc, and Krâchéh.

Radius Population
10 km 25000 people
5 km 3100 people
2 km <1000 people
1 km no people
Burned Area no people

Land Cover area Source
Protected Area 94 ha WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Mondol Kiri Cambodia 22000 people
Kracheh Cambodia 210000 people
Song Be Viet Nam 1.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Phuoc Binh Binh Phuoc Vietnam City - 50 km
An Lôc Binh Phuoc Vietnam City - 73 km
Krâchéh Kratie Cambodia City 19000 people 93 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 43 km
Bu Krak 850 0 47 km
Song Be 243 0 52 km
Loc Ninh 150 0 56 km
Bu Prang 884 0 66 km
Duc Phong 280 0 67 km
Bunard 289 0 73 km
Dong Xoai 86 0 82 km
Quang Duc Nhon Co HOO unknown 0 83 km
Chi Linh 59 0 84 km
Tonle Cham 20 0 86 km
Duc Lap 690 0 90 km
Kratie KTI 30 0 91 km
Phuoc Vinh 55 0 107 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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