Overall Green Forest fire alert in Laos from 01 Mar 2023 00:00 UTC to 16 Mar 2023 00:00 UTC

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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)

GDACS Score

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12 Mar 06:05 13 Mar 06:04 14 Mar 06:04 15 Mar 06:06 16 Mar 06:08 17 Mar 06:09

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	6557	12 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS
2	0.5	8172	13 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS
3	0.5	8259	14 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS
4	0.5	10351	15 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS
5	0.5	10827	16 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS
6	0.5	12854	17 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS
7	0.5	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.

CCI Land Cover

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

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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