Overall Green Forest fire alert in Myanmar from 07 Mar 2024 00:00 UTC to 16 Mar 2024 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (8459 ha) in Myanmar 07 Mar 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 1019494
Countries:	Myanmar
Start Date - Last detection*:	07 Mar 2024 - 17 Mar 2024
Duration (days):	10
People affected:	603 in the burned area
Burned area:	8459 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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17 Mar 09:19

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	603	8459	17 Mar 2024 09:00	GWIS
2		0.5	603	8582	18 Mar 2024 09:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Myanmar , State of Karen State (population 1,057,505) . The nearest places are and Tak.

Radius	Population
10 km	17000 people
5 km	4500 people
2 km	1100 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Karen State	Myanmar	1.1 million people
Tak	Thailand	350000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Tak	Tak	Thailand	City	24000 people	87 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
Mae Sot	MAQ	197	Civ.	Paved	No	4900	49 km
Tak	TKT	162	Civ.	Paved	No	4900	99 km
Maulmyine	MNU	46	Civ.	Paved	No	5400	103 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Kyaikkami		Myanmar	73 km

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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