Overall Green Forest fire alert in Cambodia from 03 Mar 2023 00:00 UTC to 15 Mar 2023 00:00 UTC

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 1012753
Countries:	Cambodia
Start Date - Last detection*:	03 Mar 2023 - 16 Mar 2023
Duration (days):	13
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	5121 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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16 Mar 06:06

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	0	5121	16 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS
2		0.5	0	5939	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 Lac Giao, and Phuoc Binh.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	34000 people
5 km	1200 people
2 km	<1000 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	no people

Land Cover	area	Source
Protected Area	2563 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Mondol Kiri	Cambodia	22000 people
Dac Lac	Viet Nam	1.2 million people
Song Be	Viet Nam	1.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Lac Giao	Dac Lak	Vietnam	City	-	69 km
Phuoc Binh	Binh Phuoc	Vietnam	City	-	84 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
Duc Lap		690				0	22 km
Bu Prang		884				0	23 km
Bu Krak		850				0	26 km
Mondulkiri		700	Civ.	Unpaved	Yes	4900	31 km
Quang Duc Nhon Co	HOO	unknown				0	48 km
Buon Tsukl		439				0	56 km
Ban Me Thuot City		495				0	70 km
Duc Phong		280				0	74 km
Ban Me Thuot East	BMV	533	Civ.	Paved	No	5900	76 km
Song Be		243				0	86 km
Bunard		289				0	94 km
Bao Lock		840				0	100 km
Tan Phat		853				0	100 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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