Overall Green Forest fire alert in Laos from 18 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 1013012
Countries:	Laos
Start Date - Last detection*:	18 Mar 2023 - 28 Mar 2023
Duration (days):	10
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	8792 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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27 Mar 06:10 28 Mar 06:17 29 Mar 06:16

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	5554	27 Mar 2023 03:00	GWIS
2	0.5	8352	28 Mar 2023 03:00	GWIS
3	0.5	8792	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 Borikhamxai (population 164,221) .

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	30000 people
5 km	13000 people
2 km	4100 people
1 km	2200 people
Burned Area	no people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	114 m2	GHSL
Protected Area	956 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Borikhamxai	Laos	160000 people
Nong Khai	Thailand	840000 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
Pak Sane		157	34 km
Grove Jones		158	57 km
Udomxay	UDO	unknown	77 km
Xayabury	XAY	unknown	81 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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