Overall Green Forest fire alert in Laos from 01 Mar 2023 00:00 UTC to 16 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 1012780
Countries:	Laos
Start Date - Last detection*:	01 Mar 2023 - 17 Mar 2023
Duration (days):	16
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	5522 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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17 Mar 06:09

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	0	5522	17 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS
2		0.5	0	5772	18 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Laos , Province of Xekong (population 65,688) .

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	10000 people
5 km	4300 people
2 km	1300 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	no people

Land Cover	area	Source
Protected Area	4724 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Xekong	Laos	66000 people
Saravan	Laos	240000 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
Saravane	VNA	175	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4900	28 km
Attopeu	AOU	105	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4300	96 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Houayho	Houayho	1999	67 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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