Overall Green Forest fire in Viet Nam from 04 Apr 2026 00:00 UTC to 19 Apr 2026 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (12295 ha) in Viet Nam 04 Apr 2026

Event summary

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

GDACS ID	WF 1028322
Countries:	Viet Nam
Start Date - Last detection*:	04 Apr 2026 - 19 Apr 2026
Duration (days):	15
People affected:	9699 in the burned area
Burned area:	12295 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Impact Timeline

ID	Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	5912	6373	13 Apr 2026 10:00	GWIS
2	0.5	6069	6779	14 Apr 2026 06:00	GWIS
3	0.5	7713	9361	15 Apr 2026 06:00	GWIS
4	0.5	8278	10560	16 Apr 2026 06:00	GWIS
5	0.5	8773	11265	17 Apr 2026 02:00	GWIS
6	0.5	8773	11277	17 Apr 2026 06:00	GWIS
7	0.5	9333	11752	18 Apr 2026 06:00	GWIS
8	0.5	9357	12013	18 Apr 2026 10:00	GWIS
9	0.5	9357	12021	19 Apr 2026 06:00	GWIS
10	0.5	9699	12298	19 Apr 2026 10:00	GWIS
11	0.5	9699	12295	19 Apr 2026 18:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Viet Nam , Province of Long An (population 1,248,454) . The nearest places are Svay Rieng, Long Xuyên, Tây Ninh, Chau Phú, Prey Vêng, Tri Tram, Tân An, My Tho, Can Tho, Trúc Giang, and Phu Cuong.

Radius	Population
10 km	130000 people
5 km	61000 people
2 km	30000 people
1 km	23000 people
Burned Area	9700 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Long An	Viet Nam	1.2 million people
Dong Thap	Viet Nam	1.5 million people
Svay Rieng	Cambodia	400000 people
Prey Veng	Cambodia	920000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Svay Rieng	Svay Rieng	Cambodia	City	16000 people	25 km
Long Xuyên	An Giang	Vietnam	City	160000 people	62 km
Tây Ninh	Tay Ninh	Vietnam	City	48000 people	65 km
Chau Phú	An Giang	Vietnam	City	-	65 km
Prey Vêng	Prey Veng	Cambodia	City	-	77 km
Tri Tram	Tay Ninh	Vietnam	City	-	85 km
Tân An	Long An	Vietnam	City	64000 people	88 km
My Tho	Tien Giang	Vietnam	City	120000 people	94 km
Can Tho	Can Tho	Vietnam	City	260000 people	95 km
Trúc Giang	Ben Tre	Vietnam	City	-	104 km
Phu Cuong	Bin Duong	Vietnam	City	-	106 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
Binh Thanh Thon		6				0	11 km
Don Phuoc		4				0	24 km
Svay Rieng	SVR	unknown				0	26 km
Moc Hoa		3				0	30 km
Long Xuyen	XLO	unknown				0	52 km
Duc Hue		2				0	56 km
Thuy Dong		4				0	59 km
Tay Ninh West		12				0	64 km
Chau Duc		3				0	64 km
Long Xuyen		5				0	67 km
Vinh Long		3				0	76 km
Duc Hoa		2				0	83 km
That Son		30				0	84 km
Thien Ngon		48				0	84 km
Dong Tam		2				0	88 km
Binh Thuy	VCA	3	Civ.	Paved	No	6000	88 km
Cu Chi		12				0	90 km
Can Tho		2				0	93 km
Binh Duc		6				0	93 km
Truc Giang		3				0	99 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
My Thoi	VNMUT	Vietnam	65 km
Me Tho		Vietnam	93 km
Can Tho	VNVCA	Vietnam	94 km

Dams

Nuclear plants

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