Overall Green Forest fire alert in Cambodia from 28 Feb 2023 00:00 UTC to 17 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 1012759
Countries:	Cambodia
Start Date - Last detection*:	28 Feb 2023 - 17 Mar 2023
Duration (days):	17
People affected:	1 in the burned area
Burned area:	8601 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	1	8202	16 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS
2	0.5	1	8502	17 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS
3	0.5	1	8601	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 Mondol Kiri (population 21,795) . The nearest places are Phuoc Binh, and Lac Giao.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	20000 people
5 km	6500 people
2 km	<1000 people
1 km	no people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Protected Area	169 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Mondol Kiri	Cambodia	22000 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	-	76 km
Lac Giao	Dac Lak	Vietnam	City	-	101 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	8 km
Bu Krak		850				0	32 km
Bu Prang		884				0	49 km
Duc Lap		690				0	59 km
Quang Duc Nhon Co	HOO	unknown				0	74 km
Song Be		243				0	79 km
Duc Phong		280				0	80 km
Buon Tsukl		439				0	94 km
Bunard		289				0	95 km
Loc Ninh		150				0	95 km
Ban Me Thuot City		495				0	102 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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