Risk events in Laos, April 2026

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24 events were recorded: 24 conflict events.

24 eventsSources: gdelt

24 events· Laos

Conflict

World map of risk events0 countries with events, 24 events plottedMilitary force used in Nong Khai, Laos · Laos · 29 Apr 2026Military force used in Thakhek, Laos · Laos · 24 Apr 2026Military force used in Nong Khai, Laos · Laos · 23 Apr 2026Military force used in Thakhek, Laos · Laos · 23 Apr 2026Military force used in Thakhek, Laos · Laos · 23 Apr 2026Military force used in Thakhek, Laos · Laos · 19 Apr 2026Military force used in Nong Khai, Laos · Laos · 16 Apr 2026Military force used in Vientiane, Laos · Laos · 13 Apr 2026Military force used in Vientiane, Laos · Laos · 12 Apr 2026Military force used in Thakhek, Laos · Laos · 10 Apr 2026Military force used in Da Nang, Laos · Laos · 8 Apr 2026Military force used in Thakhek, Laos · Laos · 8 Apr 2026Military force used in Thakhek, Laos · Laos · 7 Apr 2026Military force used in Nong Khai, Laos · Laos · 7 Apr 2026Military force used in Thakhek, Laos · Laos · 6 Apr 2026Military force used in Thakhek, Laos · Laos · 5 Apr 2026Military force used in Thakhek, Laos · Laos · 5 Apr 2026Military force used in Thakhek, Laos · Laos · 5 Apr 2026Military force used in Thakhek, Laos · Laos · 5 Apr 2026Assault in Thakhek, Laos · Laos · 5 Apr 2026Assault in Thakhek, Laos · Laos · 5 Apr 2026Assault in Thakhek, Laos · Laos · 4 Apr 2026Military force used in Thakhek, Laos · Laos · 4 Apr 2026Military force used in Thakhek, Laos · Laos · 4 Apr 2026
Earthquake
0
0 in the list
Disaster
0
0 in the list
Conflict
24
24 in the list
Unrest
0
0 in the list
Advisory
0
0 in the list

Signal

How the picture is moving

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

Events by type

Against the 90-day baseline

Earthquake
90-day baseline: 0
0
Disaster
90-day baseline: 0
0
Conflict
90-day baseline: 35
24
Unrest
90-day baseline: 0.3
0
Advisory
90-day baseline: 0
0

Events per day

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Events per bucket and type (data behind the chart)
DateEarthquakeDisasterConflictUnrestAdvisoryFire hotspots
2026-04-01000000
2026-04-02000000
2026-04-03000000
2026-04-04003002050
2026-04-05006002662
2026-04-06001003857
2026-04-07002003273
2026-04-08002003519
2026-04-09000005541
2026-04-10001004524
2026-04-11000004322
2026-04-12001004817
2026-04-13001004238
2026-04-14000003889
2026-04-15000001570
2026-04-16001002386
2026-04-17000002084
2026-04-1800000939
2026-04-1900100673
2026-04-2000000162
2026-04-2100000282
2026-04-2200000674
2026-04-2300300269
2026-04-2400100538
2026-04-250000091
2026-04-260000058
2026-04-270000061
2026-04-28000000
2026-04-29001000
2026-04-30000000

Events

What is happening now

24 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    Military force used in Nong Khai, Laos

    Severity 3 · Nong Khai · Source: gdelt

  2. Conflict

    Military force used in Thakhek, Laos

    Severity 3 · Thakhek · Source: gdelt

  3. Conflict

    Military force used in Nong Khai, Laos

    Severity 3 · Nong Khai · Source: gdelt

  4. Conflict

    Military force used in Thakhek, Laos

    Severity 3 · Thakhek · Source: gdelt

  5. Conflict

    Military force used in Thakhek, Laos

    Severity 3 · Thakhek · Source: gdelt

  6. Conflict

    Military force used in Thakhek, Laos

    Severity 3 · Thakhek · Source: gdelt

  7. Conflict

    Military force used in Nong Khai, Laos

    Severity 3 · Nong Khai · Source: gdelt

  8. Conflict

    Military force used in Vientiane, Laos

    Severity 3 · Vientiane · Source: gdelt

  9. Conflict

    Military force used in Vientiane, Laos

    Severity 3 · Vientiane · Source: gdelt

  10. Conflict

    Military force used in Thakhek, Laos

    Severity 3 · Thakhek · Source: gdelt

  11. Conflict

    Military force used in Da Nang, Laos

    Severity 3 · Da Nang · Source: gdelt

  12. Conflict

    Military force used in Thakhek, Laos

    Severity 3 · Thakhek · Source: gdelt

  13. Conflict

    Military force used in Thakhek, Laos

    Severity 3 · Thakhek · Source: gdelt

  14. Conflict

    Military force used in Nong Khai, Laos

    Severity 3 · Nong Khai · Source: gdelt

  15. Conflict

    Military force used in Thakhek, Laos

    Severity 3 · Thakhek · Source: gdelt

  16. Conflict

    Military force used in Thakhek, Laos

    Severity 3 · Thakhek · Source: gdelt

  17. Conflict

    Military force used in Thakhek, Laos

    Severity 3 · Thakhek · Source: gdelt

  18. Conflict

    Military force used in Thakhek, Laos

    Severity 3 · Thakhek · Source: gdelt

  19. Conflict

    Military force used in Thakhek, Laos

    Severity 3 · Thakhek · Source: gdelt

  20. Conflict

    Assault in Thakhek, Laos

    Severity 2 · Thakhek · Source: gdelt

  21. Conflict

    Assault in Thakhek, Laos

    Severity 2 · Thakhek · Source: gdelt

  22. Conflict

    Assault in Thakhek, Laos

    Severity 2 · Thakhek · Source: gdelt

  23. Conflict

    Military force used in Thakhek, Laos

    Severity 3 · Thakhek · Source: gdelt

  24. 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.