Forest Fire (13865 ha) in Myanmar 23 Mar 2023

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 1012979
Countries: Myanmar
Start Date - Last detection*: 23 Mar 2023 - 28 Mar 2023
Duration (days): 5
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 13865 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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27 Mar 06:0128 Mar 06:0229 Mar 06:03

Impact Timeline

IDAlert colorGDACS ScorePopulation AffectedBurned Area (ha)Last UpdateSource
1 0.5 0 5956 27 Mar 2023 03:00 GWIS
2 0.5 0 13557 28 Mar 2023 03:00 GWIS
3 0.5 0 13865 29 Mar 2023 03:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Myanmar , State of Shan State (population 3,870,921) . The nearest places are and Keng Tung.

Radius Population
10 km 51000 people
5 km 47000 people
2 km 34000 people
1 km 7300 people
Burned Area no people


Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Shan State Myanmar 3.9 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Keng Tung Shan Myanmar City 69000 people 58 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
Keng Tung KET 853 Civ. Paved No 4600 60 km
Monghsat MOG 571 Civ. Paved No 5000 102 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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