Overall Green Forest fire in Cambodia from 17 Jan 2026 00:00 UTC to 01 Feb 2026 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (11699 ha) in Cambodia 17 Jan 2026

Event summary

This forest fire is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the burned area and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID	WF 1027182
Countries:	Cambodia
Start Date - Last detection*:	17 Jan 2026 - 01 Feb 2026
Duration (days):	15
People affected:	14 in the burned area
Burned area:	11699 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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26 Jan 20:09 27 Jan 08:09 27 Jan 12:10 28 Jan 08:10 28 Jan 16:12 29 Jan 08:12 01 Feb 08:16 01 Feb 20:15

Impact Timeline

ID	Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	14	10269	26 Jan 2026 19:00	GWIS
2	0.5	14	10378	27 Jan 2026 07:00	GWIS
3	0.5	14	10627	27 Jan 2026 11:00	GWIS
4	0.5	14	10645	28 Jan 2026 07:00	GWIS
5	0.5	14	11133	28 Jan 2026 15:00	GWIS
6	0.5	14	11135	29 Jan 2026 07:00	GWIS
7	0.5	14	11496	01 Feb 2026 07:00	GWIS
8	0.5	14	11699	01 Feb 2026 19:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Cambodia , Province of Mondol Kiri (population 21,795) . The nearest places are Krâchéh, Phuoc Binh, and An Lôc.

Radius	Population
10 km	6400 people
5 km	4400 people
2 km	3700 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Mondol Kiri	Cambodia	22000 people
Kracheh	Cambodia	210000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Krâchéh	Kratie	Cambodia	City	19000 people	70 km
Phuoc Binh	Binh Phuoc	Vietnam	City	-	70 km
An Lôc	Binh Phuoc	Vietnam	City	-	81 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
Mondulkiri		700	Civ.	Unpaved	Yes	4900	58 km
Loc Ninh		150				0	62 km
Kratie	KTI	30				0	67 km
Bu Krak		850				0	70 km
Song Be		243				0	71 km
Bu Prang		884				0	89 km
Duc Phong		280				0	90 km
Tonle Cham		20				0	91 km
Bunard		289				0	94 km
Chi Linh		59				0	97 km
Dong Xoai		86				0	98 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Thac Mo	Be	1995	71 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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