Forest Fire (12854 ha) in Laos 01 Mar 2023

Event summary

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

GDACS ID WF 1012673
Countries: Laos
Start Date - Last detection*: 01 Mar 2023 - 17 Mar 2023
Duration (days): 16
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 12854 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Impact Timeline

IDAlert colorGDACS ScorePopulation AffectedBurned Area (ha)Last UpdateSource
1 0.5 0 6557 12 Mar 2023 04:00 GWIS
2 0.5 0 8172 13 Mar 2023 04:00 GWIS
3 0.5 0 8259 14 Mar 2023 04:00 GWIS
4 0.5 0 10351 15 Mar 2023 04:00 GWIS
5 0.5 0 10827 16 Mar 2023 04:00 GWIS
6 0.5 0 12854 17 Mar 2023 04:00 GWIS
7 0.5 0 13752 18 Mar 2023 04:00 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 Muang Khammouan, and Savannakhét.

Radius Population
10 km 34000 people
5 km 20000 people
2 km 10000 people
1 km 6900 people
Burned Area no people



Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Khammouan Laos 280000 people
Savannakhet Laos 720000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Muang Khammouan Khammouan Laos City - 81 km
Savannakhét Savannakhet Laos City 66000 people 105 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
Seno SND 185 0 76 km
Thakhek THK 145 Civ. Unpaved No 4500 79 km
Nakhon Phanom West 176 0 96 km
Nakhon Phanom KOP 138 Civ. Paved Yes 8000 96 km
Savannakhet ZVK 140 Civ. Paved No 5300 105 km
Ban Na Kala Highway Strip 155 0 106 km

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