Overall Green Forest fire alert in Myanmar from 19 Apr 2022 00:00 UTC to 30 Apr 2022 00:00 UTC

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 1005845
Countries:	Myanmar
Start Date - Last detection*:	19 Apr 2022 - 30 Apr 2022
Duration (days):	11
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	11034 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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26 Apr 04:47 27 Apr 04:47 28 Apr 04:49 30 Apr 04:53 01 May 04:53

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	6403	26 Apr 2022 03:00	GWIS
2	0.5	6605	27 Apr 2022 03:00	GWIS
3	0.5	9155	28 Apr 2022 03:00	GWIS
4	0.5	9895	30 Apr 2022 03:00	GWIS
5	0.5	11034	01 May 2022 03:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Myanmar , State of Arakan State (population 2,589,470) . The nearest places are Taungup, Kyaukpyu, and Minbu.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	48000 people
5 km	47000 people
2 km	47000 people
1 km	47000 people
Burned Area	no people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	114 m2	GHSL

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Arakan State	Myanmar	2.6 million people
Magwe	Myanmar	4.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Taungup	Rakhine	Myanmar	City	-	69 km
Kyaukpyu	Rakhine	Myanmar	City	-	70 km
Minbu	Magway	Myanmar	City	57000 people	104 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
Ann		22				0	37 km
Kyaukpyu	KYP	6	Civ.	Paved	No	4600	72 km
Manaung	MGU	6	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3700	89 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Kyaukpyu		Myanmar	70 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Manchaung	Mann Creek	n/a	71 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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