Overall Green Forest fire alert in Laos from 27 Feb 2023 00:00 UTC to 09 Mar 2023 00:00 UTC

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 1012636
Countries:	Laos
Start Date - Last detection*:	27 Feb 2023 - 17 Mar 2023
Duration (days):	18
People affected:	2 in the burned area
Burned area:	9543 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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10 Mar 06:07

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	2	9543	10 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS
2	0.5	3	13185	11 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS
3	0.5	3	14336	12 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS
4	0.5	11	21633	13 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS
5	0.5	11	21900	16 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS
6	0.5	17	28098	17 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS
7	0.5	20	30179	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 Louangphrabang (population 383,938) .

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	19000 people
5 km	9800 people
2 km	5600 people
1 km	2600 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	76 m2	GHSL

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Louangphrabang	Laos	380000 people
Vientiane	Laos	350000 people
Xiangkhoang	Laos	210000 people

Affected populated places

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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
Ban Na Then		405				0	23 km
Vang Vieng		296				0	51 km
Viengxay	VNG	unknown				0	51 km
Ban Xieng Keo		305				0	61 km
Louang Phrabang	LPQ	298	Civ.	Paved	No	6000	62 km
Ban Xon		305				0	63 km
Long Tieng		980				0	66 km
Sayaboury	ZBY	380	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4200	71 km
Pha Khao		1189				0	78 km
Ban Done		213				0	81 km
Xieng Khouang	XKH	1067	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4900	84 km
Pa Doung		1433				0	84 km
Muang Phonsavan		1100				0	90 km
Moung Cha		1128				0	93 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Nam Ngum	Nam Ngum	1972	95 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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