Overall Green Forest fire alert in Laos from 18 Mar 2023 00:00 UTC to 27 Mar 2023 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (35288 ha) in Laos 18 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 1012850
Countries:	Laos
Start Date - Last detection*:	18 Mar 2023 - 28 Mar 2023
Duration (days):	10
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	35288 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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23 Mar 06:03 24 Mar 06:03 25 Mar 06:05 28 Mar 06:17

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	6351	23 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS
2	0.5	19201	24 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS
3	0.5	22665	25 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS
4	0.5	35288	28 Mar 2023 03:00	GWIS
5	0.5	35503	29 Mar 2023 03:00	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 Quang Tri, and Dong Hoi.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	40000 people
5 km	28000 people
2 km	22000 people
1 km	17000 people
Burned Area	no people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	912 m2	GHSL
Protected Area	18251 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Savannakhet	Laos	720000 people
Quang Tri	Viet Nam	530000 people
Saravan	Laos	240000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Quang Tri	Quang Tri	Vietnam	City	-	91 km
Dong Hoi	Quang Binh	Vietnam	City	31000 people	114 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
Saravane	VNA	175	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4900	82 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Dong Hoi	VNDOH	Vietnam	115 km

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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