Overall Green Forest fire alert in Laos from 18 Mar 2023 00:00 UTC to 25 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 1012968
Countries:	Laos
Start Date - Last detection*:	18 Mar 2023 - 28 Mar 2023
Duration (days):	10
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	14518 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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26 Mar 06:10

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	14518	26 Mar 2023 03:00	GWIS
2	0.5	17243	27 Mar 2023 03:00	GWIS
3	0.5	18305	28 Mar 2023 03:00	GWIS
4	0.5	18678	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 Viangchan (population 500,591) . The nearest places are Viang Chan, Nong Khai, and Udon Thani.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	78000 people
5 km	16000 people
2 km	3300 people
1 km	1300 people
Burned Area	no people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	38 m2	GHSL
Protected Area	14261 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Viangchan	Laos	500000 people
Vientiane	Laos	350000 people
Nong Khai	Thailand	840000 people
Udon Thani	Thailand	1.9 million people
Loei	Thailand	560000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Viang Chan	(Kamphéng Nakhon) Viangchan (Vientiane)	Laos	Capital	200000 people	39 km
Nong Khai	Nong Bua Lamphu	Thailand	City	62000 people	55 km
Udon Thani	Udon Thani	Thailand	City	250000 people	99 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
Vientiane Wattay	VTE	170	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9800	33 km
Ban Keun		168				0	33 km
Ritaville		732				0	53 km
Ban Done		213				0	58 km
Vang Vieng		296				0	82 km
Viengxay	VNG	unknown				0	84 km
Ban Xon		305				0	91 km
Udon	UTH	178	Civ.	Paved	Yes	10000	101 km
		178				0	102 km
Ban Na Then		405				0	112 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Nam Ngum	Nam Ngum	1972	44 km
	Nam Leuk	Nam Leuk	2000	71 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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