Overall Green Forest fire alert in Laos from 24 Mar 2023 00:00 UTC to 29 Mar 2023 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (11727 ha) in Laos 24 Mar 2023

Event summary

This forest fire is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the burned area and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID	WF 1012974
Countries:	Laos
Start Date - Last detection*:	24 Mar 2023 - 29 Mar 2023
Duration (days):	5
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	11727 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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27 Mar 06:01 28 Mar 06:00 29 Mar 06:02 30 Mar 06:02

Impact Timeline

ID	Score	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	5235	27 Mar 2023 03:00	GWIS
2	0.5	7039	28 Mar 2023 03:00	GWIS
3	0.5	11147	29 Mar 2023 03:00	GWIS
4	0.5	11727	30 Mar 2023 03:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

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

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	30000 people
5 km	13000 people
2 km	8700 people
1 km	5900 people
Burned Area	no people

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	38 km
Ban Houayxay	OUI	421	Civ.	Paved	No	4900	60 km
Chiang Kham		389	Mil.	Paved	No	4100	82 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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