Current risks in Laos

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2 conflict events, 0 earthquakes, 0 unrest events, and 0 travel advisory changes are active.

2 eventsSources: gdelt

2 events· LaosFire activity within the 30-day mean

Conflict

World map of risk events0 countries with events, 2 events plottedMilitary force used in Tachileik, Laos · Laos · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Thakhek, Laos · Laos · 20 Aug 2026

Totals for Laos, last 30 days

Earthquake
0
0 in the list
Disaster
0
0 in the list
Conflict
15
2 in the list
Unrest
0
0 in the list
Advisory
0
0 in the list

Signal

How the picture is developing in Laos

Bars: this period · Markers: 90-day daily baseline × days

Events by type in Laos

Against the 90-day baseline

Earthquake
90-day baseline: 0
0
Disaster
90-day baseline: 0
0
Conflict
90-day baseline: 35
15
Unrest
90-day baseline: 0.3
0
Advisory
90-day baseline: 0
0

Events per day in Laos

Last 30 days · fire hotspots as line

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Events per bucket and type (data behind the chart)
DateEarthquakeDisasterConflictUnrestAdvisoryFire hotspots
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2026-08-09000000
2026-08-10000000
2026-08-11000000
2026-08-12001002
2026-08-13001002
2026-08-14001003
2026-08-15000000
2026-08-16000003
2026-08-17001000
2026-08-18000000
2026-08-19001000
2026-08-20002000
2026-08-21000000
2026-08-22000000
2026-08-23000000
2026-08-24000000
2026-08-25000001
2026-08-26000000
2026-08-27000000
2026-08-28000000
2026-08-29000000
2026-08-30000000
2026-08-31000000
2026-09-01000000
2026-09-02000000

Events

What is happening in Laos

2 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    Military force used in Tachileik, Laos

    Severity 3 · Tachileik · Source: gdelt

  2. Conflict

    Military force used in Thakhek, Laos

    Severity 3 · Thakhek · Source: gdelt

Reference

What these risk types mean

Earthquake
Significant earthquakes (magnitude 4.5+) reported by the USGS.
Disaster
Active floods, cyclones, volcanoes, droughts and wildfires reported by GDACS and NASA EONET.
Conflict
Armed conflict events above a minimum severity or fatality floor, from UCDP and GDELT.
Unrest
Unrest events — protests, strikes, riots — above a minimum severity or fatality floor, from GDELT and ACLED.
Advisory
Official government travel-advisory level changes for a country.

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