Overall Green Forest fire alert in Laos from 18 Mar 2023 00:00 UTC to 29 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 1013016
Countries:	Laos
Start Date - Last detection*:	18 Mar 2023 - 29 Mar 2023
Duration (days):	11
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	5624 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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27 Mar 06:11 28 Mar 06:16 30 Mar 06:12

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	5331	27 Mar 2023 03:00	GWIS
2	0.5	5504	28 Mar 2023 03:00	GWIS
3	0.5	5624	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 Xiangkhoang (population 214,054) .

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	10000 people
5 km	4500 people
2 km	1500 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Xiangkhoang	Laos	210000 people
Vientiane	Laos	350000 people
Borikhamxai	Laos	160000 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
Pa Doung		1433				0	19 km
Moung Cha		1128				0	24 km
Pha Khao		1189				0	27 km
Long Tieng		980				0	38 km
Muang Phonsavan		1100				0	47 km
Xieng Khouang	XKH	1067	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4900	47 km
Udomxay	UDO	unknown				0	57 km
Ban Xon		305				0	60 km
Pak Sane		157				0	83 km
Viengxay	VNG	unknown				0	83 km
Vang Vieng		296				0	88 km
Ritaville		732				0	89 km
Ban Keun		168				0	105 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Nam Leuk	Nam Leuk	2000	75 km
	Nam Ngum	Nam Ngum	1972	95 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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