Overall Green Forest fire alert in Laos from 02 Mar 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 1012803
Countries:	Laos
Start Date - Last detection*:	02 Mar 2023 - 17 Mar 2023
Duration (days):	15
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	5112 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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18 Mar 06:07

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	0	5112	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 Borikhamxai (population 164,221) .

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	9200 people
5 km	3300 people
2 km	1000 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Borikhamxai	Laos	160000 people
Xiangkhoang	Laos	210000 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)	Distance
Udomxay	UDO	unknown	35 km
Pak Sane		157	61 km
Xayabury	XAY	unknown	81 km
Moung Cha		1128	92 km
Pa Doung		1433	95 km
Grove Jones		158	96 km
Pha Khao		1189	102 km
Muang Phonsavan		1100	104 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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