Forest Fire (7868 ha) in Myanmar, Thailand 18 Mar 2025

Event summary

Forest fire can have a low humanitarian impact based on the burned area and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID WF 1023630
Countries: Myanmar, Thailand
Start Date - Last detection*: 18 Mar 2025 - 26 Mar 2025
Duration (days): 8
People affected: 16 in the burned area
Burned area: 7868 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: (2), EC-JRC (28), WMO (1), INFORM (2), JRC (1),