Overall Green Forest fire alert in Cambodia from 14 Jan 2023 00:00 UTC to 30 Jan 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 1011526
Countries:	Cambodia
Start Date - Last detection*:	14 Jan 2023 - 02 Feb 2023
Duration (days):	19
People affected:	7 in the burned area
Burned area:	51383 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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22 Jan 06:01 23 Jan 06:03 24 Jan 06:03 25 Jan 06:02 26 Jan 06:04 27 Jan 06:04 28 Jan 06:06 29 Jan 06:07 30 Jan 06:07 31 Jan 06:06

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	0	5634	22 Jan 2023 04:00	GWIS
2	0.5	0	6131	23 Jan 2023 04:00	GWIS
3	0.5	0	8350	24 Jan 2023 04:00	GWIS
4	0.5	0	8587	25 Jan 2023 04:00	GWIS
5	0.5	7	35223	26 Jan 2023 04:00	GWIS
6	0.5	7	37302	27 Jan 2023 04:00	GWIS
7	0.5	6	40246	28 Jan 2023 04:00	GWIS
8	0.5	6	41638	29 Jan 2023 04:00	GWIS
9	0.5	7	49415	30 Jan 2023 04:00	GWIS
10	0.5	7	51383	31 Jan 2023 04:00	GWIS
11	0.5	7	51609	01 Feb 2023 04:00	GWIS
12	0.5	7	51873	02 Feb 2023 04:00	GWIS
13	0.5	7	52046	03 Feb 2023 04:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Cambodia , Province of Mondol Kiri (population 21,795) . The nearest places are and Lac Giao.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	15000 people
5 km	11000 people
2 km	8700 people
1 km	6900 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Protected Area	51351 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Mondol Kiri	Cambodia	22000 people
Rotanokiri	Cambodia	61000 people
Dac Lac	Viet Nam	1.2 million people
Gia Lai	Viet Nam	740000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Lac Giao	Dac Lak	Vietnam	City	-	96 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
Mondulkiri		700	Civ.	Unpaved	Yes	4900	68 km
Ratanakiri	RBE	324	Civ.	Unpaved	Yes	3900	78 km
Duc Lap		690				0	85 km
Duc County		367				0	88 km
Bu Krak		850				0	90 km
Ban Me Thuot City		495				0	96 km
Bu Prang		884				0	99 km
Ban Me Thuot East	BMV	533	Civ.	Paved	No	5900	104 km
Oasis		539				0	104 km
Buon Blech		640				0	106 km
Plei Djereng		291				0	107 km
Buon Tsukl		439				0	115 km
Hensel		771				0	121 km
Plei Do Lim		664				0	124 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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