Overall Green Forest fire alert in Laos from 21 Mar 2023 00:00 UTC to 28 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 1012993
Countries:	Laos
Start Date - Last detection*:	21 Mar 2023 - 28 Mar 2023
Duration (days):	7
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	7421 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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27 Mar 06:04 28 Mar 06:07 29 Mar 06:07

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	7118	27 Mar 2023 03:00	GWIS
2	0.5	7306	28 Mar 2023 03:00	GWIS
3	0.5	7421	29 Mar 2023 03:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Laos , Province of Vientiane (population 353,359) . The nearest places are Viang Chan, and Nong Khai.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	16000 people
5 km	4500 people
2 km	1100 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	no people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	190 m2	GHSL

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Vientiane	Laos	350000 people
Xiangkhoang	Laos	210000 people
Borikhamxai	Laos	160000 people
Nong Khai	Thailand	840000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Viang Chan	(Kamphéng Nakhon) Viangchan (Vientiane)	Laos	Capital	200000 people	89 km
Nong Khai	Nong Bua Lamphu	Thailand	City	62000 people	89 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
Moung Cha		1128				0	34 km
Ritaville		732				0	42 km
Pha Khao		1189				0	50 km
Ban Xon		305				0	55 km
Pa Doung		1433				0	57 km
Long Tieng		980				0	60 km
Ban Keun		168				0	62 km
Pak Sane		157				0	62 km
Viengxay	VNG	unknown				0	75 km
Vang Vieng		296				0	79 km
Vientiane Wattay	VTE	170	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9800	90 km
Udomxay	UDO	unknown				0	94 km
Xieng Khouang	XKH	1067	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4900	94 km
Muang Phonsavan		1100				0	95 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Nam Leuk	Nam Leuk	2000	26 km
	Nam Ngum	Nam Ngum	1972	61 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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