Overall Green Forest fire alert in Myanmar from 26 Feb 2024 00:00 UTC to 12 Mar 2024 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (25037 ha) in Myanmar 26 Feb 2024

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 1019322
Countries:	Myanmar
Start Date - Last detection*:	26 Feb 2024 - 12 Mar 2024
Duration (days):	15
People affected:	6872 in the burned area
Burned area:	25037 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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03 Mar 09:18 04 Mar 09:18 05 Mar 09:18 06 Mar 09:20 07 Mar 09:21 08 Mar 09:22 09 Mar 09:22 10 Mar 09:22 11 Mar 09:46 12 Mar 09:24

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	598	5736	03 Mar 2024 09:00	GWIS
2	0.5	602	7503	04 Mar 2024 09:00	GWIS
3	0.5	611	7671	05 Mar 2024 09:00	GWIS
4	0.5	6665	16259	06 Mar 2024 09:00	GWIS
5	0.5	6665	17324	07 Mar 2024 09:00	GWIS
6	0.5	6727	18322	08 Mar 2024 09:01	GWIS
7	0.5	6746	19643	09 Mar 2024 09:00	GWIS
8	0.5	6872	22411	10 Mar 2024 09:00	GWIS
9	0.5	6872	23868	11 Mar 2024 09:00	GWIS
10	0.5	6872	25037	12 Mar 2024 09:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Myanmar , State of Shan State (population 3,870,921) . The nearest places are Taunggyi, and Maymyo.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	57000 people
5 km	41000 people
2 km	15000 people
1 km	12000 people
Burned Area	6900 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Shan State	Myanmar	3.9 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Taunggyi	Shan	Myanmar	City	160000 people	43 km
Maymyo	Mandalay	Myanmar	City	120000 people	112 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
Heho	HEH	1176	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6000	54 km
Namsang	NMS	945	Civ.	Paved	No	12000	79 km
Anisakan		914	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4400	112 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Kinda	Panlaung	1986	75 km
	Yeywa	Mytinge	2010	81 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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