Forest Fire (7402 ha) in Laos 18 Mar 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 1012873
Countries: Laos
Start Date - Last detection*: 18 Mar 2023 - 23 Mar 2023
Duration (days): 5
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 7402 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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24 Mar 06:05

Impact Timeline

IDAlert colorGDACS ScorePopulation AffectedBurned Area (ha)Last UpdateSource
1 0.5 0 7402 24 Mar 2023 04:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Laos , Province of Oudomxai (population 329,575) .

Radius Population
10 km 34000 people
5 km 13000 people
2 km 7600 people
1 km 6100 people
Burned Area no people

Land Cover area Source
Settlement 456 m2 GHSL

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Oudomxai Laos 330000 people
Xaignabouri 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) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Xieng Lom XIE unknown 0 59 km
Ban Xieng Keo 305 0 90 km
Ban Houayxay OUI 421 Civ. Paved No 4900 91 km
Sayaboury ZBY 380 Civ. Unpaved No 4200 92 km
Louang Phrabang LPQ 298 Civ. Paved No 6000 95 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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