Forest Fire (37269 ha) in Thailand 08 Apr 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 1028287
Countries: Thailand
Start Date - Last detection*: 08 Apr 2026 - 22 Apr 2026
Duration (days): 14
People affected: 431 in the burned area
Burned area: 37269 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Impact Timeline

IDLevelScorePopulation AffectedBurned Area (ha)Last UpdateSource
1 0.5 26 5087 11 Apr 2026 18:00 GWIS
2 0.5 27 5697 12 Apr 2026 02:00 GWIS
3 0.5 27 5815 12 Apr 2026 06:00 GWIS
4 0.5 29 6355 12 Apr 2026 10:00 GWIS
5 0.5 29 6369 12 Apr 2026 18:00 GWIS
6 0.5 30 7036 13 Apr 2026 06:00 GWIS
7 0.5 31 7419 13 Apr 2026 10:00 GWIS
8 0.5 31 7454 13 Apr 2026 14:00 GWIS
9 0.5 31 7490 13 Apr 2026 18:00 GWIS
10 0.5 35 8529 13 Apr 2026 22:00 GWIS
11 0.5 35 8612 14 Apr 2026 06:00 GWIS
12 0.5 36 8898 14 Apr 2026 10:00 GWIS
13 0.5 36 9046 14 Apr 2026 14:00 GWIS
14 0.5 37 9247 14 Apr 2026 18:00 GWIS
15 0.5 46 10515 14 Apr 2026 22:00 GWIS
16 0.5 48 10760 15 Apr 2026 02:00 GWIS
17 0.5 48 10841 15 Apr 2026 06:00 GWIS
18 0.5 51 11166 15 Apr 2026 14:00 GWIS
19 0.5 51 11212 15 Apr 2026 18:00 GWIS
20 0.5 51 11695 16 Apr 2026 06:00 GWIS
21 0.5 111 21483 16 Apr 2026 14:00 GWIS
22 0.5 115 22807 16 Apr 2026 18:00 GWIS
23 0.5 109 23730 16 Apr 2026 22:00 GWIS
24 0.5 125 25889 17 Apr 2026 02:00 GWIS
25 0.5 125 26056 17 Apr 2026 06:00 GWIS
26 0.5 130 27535 17 Apr 2026 18:00 GWIS
27 0.5 153 29061 18 Apr 2026 02:00 GWIS
28 0.5 153 29051 18 Apr 2026 06:00 GWIS
29 0.5 153 29146 18 Apr 2026 10:00 GWIS
30 0.5 153 29173 18 Apr 2026 18:00 GWIS
31 0.5 153 29348 19 Apr 2026 06:00 GWIS
32 0.5 153 29444 19 Apr 2026 10:00 GWIS
33 0.5 155 29568 20 Apr 2026 06:00 GWIS
34 0.5 431 37269 23 Apr 2026 06:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Thailand , Province of Udon Thani (population 1,860,616) . The nearest places are Viang Chan, Nong Khai, Wang Saphung, and Udon Thani.



Radius Population
10 km 54000 people
5 km 25000 people
2 km 10000 people
1 km 4500 people
Burned Area <1000 people


Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Udon Thani Thailand 1.9 million people
Loei Thailand 560000 people
Nong Khai Thailand 840000 people
Vientiane Laos 350000 people
Viangchan Laos 500000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Viang Chan (Kamphéng Nakhon) Viangchan (Vientiane) Laos Capital 200000 people 58 km
Nong Khai Nong Bua Lamphu Thailand City 62000 people 73 km
Wang Saphung Loei Thailand City 16000 people 84 km
Udon Thani Udon Thani Thailand City 250000 people 101 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
Vientiane Wattay VTE 170 Civ. Paved Yes 9800 53 km
Ban Keun 168 0 68 km
Loei LOE 262 Mil. Paved No 4900 72 km
Ban Done 213 0 75 km
Ritaville 732 0 88 km
Udon UTH 178 Civ. Paved Yes 10000 103 km
178 0 104 km
Vang Vieng 296 0 110 km
Viengxay VNG unknown 0 113 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Nam Ngum Nam Ngum 1972 78 km
Nam Mang 3 Nam Gnong 2004 84 km
Nam Leuk Nam Leuk 2000 105 km
Nam Ngum 2 Nam Ngum 2011 112 km

Nuclear plants

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