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Viet Nam: Wild Fire: 2002/03/23
Period | 2002/03/23 |
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Country or District | Viet Nam |
Event Type | Wild Fire |
Outline | A forest fire, that started on 23 March in the 8,000-hectare U Minh Thuong National Park in the southern province of Ca Mau, Vietnam, has been severely destroyed thousands of hectares of forest. |
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Human Impact | Physical Impact | Others |
OCHA ReliefWeb Situation Report No.1 2002/04/09 | ||
More than 8,000-hectare of forests were destroyed. |
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Report/Articles
OCHA Situation Report No.2 2002/04/19
Torrential rain on 10 April helped extinguish the forest fire in U Minh Thuong National Park.
Reuteres Daily World Environment News 2002/04/05
Vietnam sends in troops to fight forest fire
OCHA ReliefWeb Situation Report No.1 2002/04/09
The fire have destroyed over 4,000 hectares of virgin forest which will affect the lives of thousands of poor families living in the area.
Xinhua News 2002/04/05
Forest Fires Destroy Vietnam's National Park
Geographycal Data
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2002/04/18
Satellite image of Wild fires in Viet Nam