Overall Green Forest fire alert in Laos from 27 Feb 2023 00:00 UTC to 17 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 1012806
Countries:	Laos
Start Date - Last detection*:	27 Feb 2023 - 17 Mar 2023
Duration (days):	18
People affected:	24617 in the burned area
Burned area:	120331 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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18 Mar 06:14

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	24617	120331	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 Savannakhet (population 724,838) . The nearest places are Muang Khammouan, Savannakhét, and Dong Hoi.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	180000 people
5 km	130000 people
2 km	91000 people
1 km	73000 people
Burned Area	25000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	342 m2	GHSL
Protected Area	8095 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

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

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Muang Khammouan	Khammouan	Laos	City	-	85 km
Savannakhét	Savannakhet	Laos	City	66000 people	99 km
Dong Hoi	Quang Binh	Vietnam	City	31000 people	126 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	70 km
Thakhek	THK	145	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4500	83 km
Ban Na Kala Highway Strip		155				0	97 km
Nakhon Phanom West		176				0	98 km
Savannakhet	ZVK	140	Civ.	Paved	No	5300	99 km
Nakhon Phanom	KOP	138	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8000	99 km
Loeng Nok Tha		160				0	140 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Dong Hoi	VNDOH	Vietnam	126 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Nong Han Lake			n/a	134 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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