Overall Green Forest fire alert in Myanmar from 21 Mar 2023 00:00 UTC to 27 Mar 2023 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (5131 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 1012996
Countries:	Myanmar
Start Date - Last detection*:	21 Mar 2023 - 28 Mar 2023
Duration (days):	7
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	5131 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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27 Mar 06:04 28 Mar 06:05

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	0	5075	27 Mar 2023 03:00	GWIS
2	0.5	0	5131	28 Mar 2023 03:00	GWIS
3	0.5	4740	11608	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 Kayah State (population 202,082) . The nearest places are Toungoo, Ela, and Pyinmana.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	26000 people
5 km	17000 people
2 km	<1000 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	4700 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Kayah State	Myanmar	200000 people
Shan State	Myanmar	3.9 million people
Karen State	Myanmar	1.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Toungoo	Bago	Myanmar	City	110000 people	83 km
Ela	Mandalay	Myanmar	City	-	95 km
Pyinmana	Mandalay	Myanmar	City	97000 people	103 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
Loikaw	LIW	896	Civ.	Paved	No	5200	41 km
Taungoo		46				0	81 km
Mae Hong Son	HGN	232	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6500	92 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Mobye	Baluchaung	1971	49 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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