Overall Green Forest fire in Laos from 29 Mar 2026 00:00 UTC to 10 Apr 2026 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (5040 ha) in Laos 29 Mar 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 1028266
Countries:	Laos
Start Date - Last detection*:	29 Mar 2026 - 10 Apr 2026
Duration (days):	12
People affected:	920 in the burned area
Burned area:	5040 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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13 Apr 19:15

Impact Timeline

ID	Level	Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	920	5040	13 Apr 2026 18:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Laos , Province of Khammouan (population 282,007) . The nearest places are and Dong Hoi.

Radius	Population
10 km	4200 people
5 km	2400 people
2 km	1400 people
1 km	1100 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Khammouan	Laos	280000 people
Quang Binh	Viet Nam	750000 people
Savannakhet	Laos	720000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Dong Hoi	Quang Binh	Vietnam	City	31000 people	55 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Dong Hoi	VNDOH	Vietnam	56 km
Yu Lin		Vietnam	102 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Quang Tri	Rao Quan	2008	84 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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