Overall Green Forest fire in Thailand from 12 Apr 2026 00:00 UTC to 22 Apr 2026 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (6991 ha) in Thailand 12 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 1028502
Countries:	Thailand
Start Date - Last detection*:	12 Apr 2026 - 22 Apr 2026
Duration (days):	10
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	6991 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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20 Apr 07:07 23 Apr 09:09

Impact Timeline

ID	Level	Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	0	5210	20 Apr 2026 06:00	GWIS
2		0.5	0	6991	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 Nan (population 438,348) . The nearest places are and Nan.

Radius	Population
10 km	8500 people
5 km	2400 people
2 km	1200 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Nan	Thailand	440000 people
Xaignabouri	Laos	210000 people
Uttaradit	Thailand	460000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Nan	Nan	Thailand	City	24000 people	37 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
Nan	NNT	214	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6500	39 km
Sayaboury	ZBY	380	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4200	96 km

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Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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