Overall Green Forest fire in Myanmar from 03 Apr 2026 00:00 UTC to 08 Apr 2026 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (45532 ha) in Myanmar 03 Apr 2026

Event summary

This forest fire is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the burned area and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID	WF 1028153
Countries:	Myanmar
Start Date - Last detection*:	03 Apr 2026 - 08 Apr 2026
Duration (days):	5
People affected:	3259 in the burned area
Burned area:	45532 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Impact Timeline

ID	Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	1629	11882	04 Apr 2026 10:00	GWIS
2	0.5	1761	22025	04 Apr 2026 14:00	GWIS
3	0.5	1761	22057	04 Apr 2026 18:00	GWIS
4	0.5	1761	22316	04 Apr 2026 22:00	GWIS
5	0.5	1761	22352	05 Apr 2026 06:00	GWIS
6	0.5	2761	31374	05 Apr 2026 10:00	GWIS
7	0.5	2882	32298	05 Apr 2026 22:00	GWIS
8	0.5	2882	32283	06 Apr 2026 06:00	GWIS
9	0.5	2882	32833	06 Apr 2026 10:00	GWIS
10	0.5	2991	45482	07 Apr 2026 06:00	GWIS
11	0.5	3259	45529	08 Apr 2026 06:00	GWIS
12	0.5	3259	45532	08 Apr 2026 10:00	GWIS
13	0.5	3259	45678	18 Apr 2026 18:00	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) . The nearest places are and Paletwa.

Radius	Population
10 km	49000 people
5 km	41000 people
2 km	39000 people
1 km	36000 people
Burned Area	3300 people

Affected Provinces

Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

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