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 1012994
Countries:	Laos
Start Date - Last detection*:	21 Mar 2023 - 28 Mar 2023
Duration (days):	7
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	5246 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 29 Mar 06:06

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	0	5102	27 Mar 2023 03:00	GWIS
2		0.5	0	5246	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	9500 people
5 km	3600 people
2 km	1900 people
1 km	1400 people
Burned Area	no people

Land Cover	area	Source
Protected Area	5244 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Vientiane	Laos	350000 people
Borikhamxai	Laos	160000 people
Viangchan	Laos	500000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Viang Chan	(Kamphéng Nakhon) Viangchan (Vientiane)	Laos	Capital	200000 people	59 km
Nong Khai	Nong Bua Lamphu	Thailand	City	62000 people	64 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
Ritaville		732				0	9 km
Ban Keun		168				0	27 km
Ban Xon		305				0	53 km
Moung Cha		1128				0	57 km
Vientiane Wattay	VTE	170	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9800	59 km
Viengxay	VNG	unknown				0	63 km
Vang Vieng		296				0	65 km
Pha Khao		1189				0	67 km
Long Tieng		980				0	73 km
Ban Done		213				0	78 km
Pa Doung		1433				0	79 km
Pak Sane		157				0	89 km
Ban Na Then		405				0	102 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Nam Leuk	Nam Leuk	2000	13 km
	Nam Ngum	Nam Ngum	1972	31 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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