Forest Fire (5757 ha) in Cambodia 19 Mar 2023

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 1013096
Countries: Cambodia
Start Date - Last detection*: 19 Mar 2023 - 29 Mar 2023
Duration (days): 10
People affected: 4 in the burned area
Burned area: 5757 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Impact Timeline

IDAlert colorGDACS ScorePopulation AffectedBurned Area (ha)Last UpdateSource
1 0.5 4 5604 29 Mar 2023 03:00 GWIS
2 0.5 4 5757 30 Mar 2023 03:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Cambodia , Province of Rotanokiri (population 61,300) . The nearest places are Plây Cu, and Kontum.

Radius Population
10 km 4000 people
5 km 1700 people
2 km <1000 people
1 km <1000 people
Burned Area <1000 people

Land Cover area Source
Protected Area 1213 ha WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Rotanokiri Cambodia 61000 people
Kon Tum Viet Nam 250000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Plây Cu Gia Lai Vietnam City 110000 people 94 km
Kontum Kon Tum Vietnam City - 98 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
Ratanakiri RBE 324 Civ. Unpaved Yes 3900 45 km
Plei Djereng 291 0 56 km
Duc County 367 0 63 km
Polei Kleng 570 0 78 km
Dak Seang 657 0 84 km
Attopeu AOU 105 Civ. Unpaved No 4300 84 km
Oasis 539 0 86 km
Dak To 2 601 0 92 km
Pleiku Area PXU 750 Civ. Paved No 6000 95 km
Kontum KON 550 0 98 km
Hensel 771 0 101 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Yali Se San 2001 76 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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