Forest Fire (13867 ha) in Myanmar 21 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 1012988
Countries: Myanmar
Start Date - Last detection*: 21 Mar 2023 - 29 Mar 2023
Duration (days): 8
People affected: 1643 in the burned area
Burned area: 13867 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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27 Mar 06:0328 Mar 06:0529 Mar 06:0530 Mar 06:05

Impact Timeline

IDAlert colorGDACS ScorePopulation AffectedBurned Area (ha)Last UpdateSource
1 0.5 2588 10944 27 Mar 2023 03:00 GWIS
2 0.5 2588 11401 28 Mar 2023 03:00 GWIS
3 0.5 1643 13162 29 Mar 2023 03:00 GWIS
4 0.5 1643 13867 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 Shan State (population 3,870,921) .

Radius Population
10 km 8800 people
5 km no people
2 km no people
1 km no people
Burned Area 1600 people


Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Shan State Myanmar 3.9 million people

Affected populated places

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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
Monghsat MOG 571 Civ. Paved No 5000 82 km
Namsang NMS 945 Civ. Paved No 12000 82 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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