Forest Fire (13420 ha) in Thailand 11 Apr 2026

Event summary

Forest fire can have a low humanitarian impact based on the burned area and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID WF 1028417
Countries: Thailand
Start Date - Last detection*: 11 Apr 2026 - 22 Apr 2026
Duration (days): 11
People affected: 47 in the burned area
Burned area: 13420 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Smoke Shrouds Northern Thailand 4/23/2026 4:48:00 AM.

, Thailand’s second-largest city, lies within a network of narrow valleys in the country''s northern highlands. Though the historic city is known for panoramic views of the surrounding mountains, clear skies have . In recent decades, smoke
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Govt urges forest fire vigilance as RI faces record low rainfall 4/23/2026 1:17:00 AM.

Environment Minister Hanif Faisol Nurofiq presides over a disaster preparedness roll call at the ministry office in Jakarta on Wednesday (April 22, 2026). ANTARA/Lintang Budiyanti Prameswari/nbl. Jakarta (ANTARA) - Environment Minister Han
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Northern Thailand on Red Alert: PM2.5 Levels Hit Crisis Point in Chian.. 4/21/2026 11:16:00 PM.

Mitigation Center, under the Pollution Control Department (PCD) , issued an urgent red-alert warning as PM2.5 levels soared to hazardous heights. For residents in Chiang Rai and surrounding provinces, the blue skies have been replaced by a
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Northern Thailand suffers 40 days of toxic PM2.5 as forest fires and i.. 4/21/2026 8:00:00 PM.

Thick haze continues to choke 17 northern provinces as nearly 80,000 hotspots are recorded in just 48 days, driven largely by illegal forest burning, hunting-related fires, and land disputes. CHIANG MAI, Thailand – Many provinces in norther
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (28), WMO (1), INFORM (2), JRC (1), (1),