Overall Green Forest fire alert in Myanmar from 18 Mar 2023 00:00 UTC to 27 Mar 2023 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 1012875
Countries:	Myanmar
Start Date - Last detection*:	18 Mar 2023 - 29 Mar 2023
Duration (days):	11
People affected:	53 in the burned area
Burned area:	19278 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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24 Mar 06:05 25 Mar 06:05 26 Mar 06:09 27 Mar 06:12 28 Mar 06:15

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	53	9327	24 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS
2	0.5	53	10103	25 Mar 2023 04:00	GWIS
3	0.5	53	16085	26 Mar 2023 03:00	GWIS
4	0.5	53	18307	27 Mar 2023 03:00	GWIS
5	0.5	53	19278	28 Mar 2023 03:00	GWIS
6	0.5	53	19779	29 Mar 2023 03:00	GWIS
7	0.5	995	21235	30 Mar 2023 03:00	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 Moulmein.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	36000 people
5 km	19000 people
2 km	6600 people
1 km	3700 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	380 m2	GHSL

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Karen State	Myanmar	1.1 million people
Mon State	Myanmar	2.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Moulmein	Mon	Myanmar	City	-	76 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	56 km
Maulmyine	MNU	46	Civ.	Paved	No	5400	71 km
Pa An	PAA	46	Civ.	Paved	No	4000	96 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Kyaikkami		Myanmar	44 km
Moulmein Harbor		Myanmar	77 km

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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