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 1013103
Countries:	Laos
Start Date - Last detection*:	18 Mar 2023 - 28 Mar 2023
Duration (days):	10
People affected:	4969 in the burned area
Burned area:	25936 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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29 Mar 06:15

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	4969	25936	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 Saravan (population 238,970) . The nearest places are Hue, and Quang Tri.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	36000 people
5 km	26000 people
2 km	19000 people
1 km	14000 people
Burned Area	5000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	76 m2	GHSL
Protected Area	577 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Saravan	Laos	240000 people
Savannakhet	Laos	720000 people
Xekong	Laos	66000 people
Quang Tri	Viet Nam	530000 people
Thua Thien Hue	Viet Nam	990000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Quang Tri	Quang Tri	Vietnam	City	-	87 km
Hue	Thua Thien-Hue	Vietnam	Major city	280000 people	105 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
Saravane	VNA	175	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4900	56 km
Hue-Phu Bai	HUI	6	Civ.	Paved	No	8800	115 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Hue	VNHUI	Vietnam	106 km

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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