Overall Green Forest fire alert in Laos from 21 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 1013130
Countries:	Laos
Start Date - Last detection*:	21 Mar 2023 - 29 Mar 2023
Duration (days):	8
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	6309 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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30 Mar 06:06

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	0	6309	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 Oudomxai (population 329,575) . The nearest places are and Chang Rai.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	20000 people
5 km	9100 people
2 km	5300 people
1 km	2700 people
Burned Area	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Oudomxai	Laos	330000 people
Xaignabouri	Laos	210000 people
Chiang Rai	Thailand	1.1 million people
Bokeo	Laos	72000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Chang Rai	Chiang Rai	Thailand	City	-	86 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
Xieng Lom	XIE	unknown				0	41 km
Ban Houayxay	OUI	421	Civ.	Paved	No	4900	41 km
Chiang Kham		389	Mil.	Paved	No	4100	63 km
Chiang Tai International	CEI	390	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9800	81 km
Chiang Rai		400				0	87 km
Tachilek	THL	390	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7000	96 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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