Forest Fire (5834 ha) in Laos 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 1012735
Countries: Laos
Start Date - Last detection*: 28 Feb 2023 - 16 Mar 2023
Duration (days): 16
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 5834 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 5339 15 Mar 2023 04:00 GWIS
2 0.5 0 5578 16 Mar 2023 04:00 GWIS
3 0.5 0 5834 17 Mar 2023 04:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Laos , Province of Xiangkhoang (population 214,054) .

Radius Population
10 km 8000 people
5 km 6300 people
2 km 4200 people
1 km 2200 people
Burned Area no people

Land Cover area Source
Settlement 38 m2 GHSL
Protected Area 224 ha WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Xiangkhoang Laos 210000 people
Nghe An Viet Nam 2.7 million people
Borikhamxai Laos 160000 people

Affected populated places

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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
Udomxay UDO unknown 0 10 km
Muang Phonsavan 1100 0 81 km
Pa Doung 1433 0 84 km
Xieng Khouang XKH 1067 Civ. Unpaved No 4900 86 km
Pak Sane 157 0 87 km
Moung Cha 1128 0 90 km
Pha Khao 1189 0 94 km
Xayabury XAY unknown 0 100 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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