Overall Green Forest fire alert in Myanmar from 03 Apr 2024 00:00 UTC to 13 Apr 2024 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (6541 ha) in Myanmar 03 Apr 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 1019576
Countries:	Myanmar
Start Date - Last detection*:	03 Apr 2024 - 13 Apr 2024
Duration (days):	10
People affected:	438 in the burned area
Burned area:	6541 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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14 Apr 08:20

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	438	6541	14 Apr 2024 08:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Myanmar , State of Chin State (population 467,022) .

Radius	Population
10 km	12000 people
5 km	6400 people
2 km	1500 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Chin State	Myanmar	470000 people
Magwe	Myanmar	4.1 million people

Affected populated places

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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
Kyauktaw	KYT	381	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3700	42 km
Pauk	PAU	76	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4000	69 km
Tilin	TIO	unknown				0	74 km
Lanywa		53	Civ.	Paved	No	4000	83 km
Nyaung U	NYU	91	Civ.	Paved	No	5700	95 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Salin	Salin Creek	n/a	81 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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