Forest Fire (12383 ha) in Cambodia 20 Apr 2024

Event summary

This forest fire can have a low humanitarian impact based on the and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID WF 1019631
Countries: Cambodia
Start Date - Last detection*: 20 Apr 2024 - 04 May 2024
Duration (days): 14
People affected: 13 in the burned area
Burned area: 12383 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Environment minister: Plastic campaign shows solidarity against climat ... 2024-05-02T14:31+0200.

More than eight million people have taken part in the Ministry of Environment’s ‘Plastic Reduction Campaign’ in a little over eight months, demonstrating the positive attitude of the Cambodian people in response to climate change, said the
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Get Ready for Record Heat in 20242024-05-01T12:07+0200.

KOMPAS/RONY ARIYANTO NUGROHO. The cloudy sky in the Manggarai area of Jakarta is seen before a heavy rain on Wednesday (17/4/2024). The extreme shift of weather from scorching heat to rain still frequently occurs in the Jabodetabek area. Th
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Photos: Southeast Asia swelters in record-setting heatwave2024-05-01T10:09+0200.

Southeast Asia is grappling with a brutal heatwave as record-high temperatures have led to school closures and triggered urgent health warnings across the region. Millions of students across the Philippines were ordered to stay home on Mond
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Southern Asia swelters under unprecedented heat2024-04-30T09:24+0200.

Cambodia is facing its highest temperatures in 170 years, said Chan Yutha, a representative of the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology. Temperatures in most parts of the country could hit 43ºC this week. Myanmar’s meteorological dep
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: (2), EC-JRC (27), WMO (1), INFORM (2), JRC (1),