Overall Green Forest fire alert in Myanmar from 20 Mar 2023 00:00 UTC to 28 Mar 2023 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (6976 ha) in Myanmar 20 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 1013048
Countries:	Myanmar
Start Date - Last detection*:	20 Mar 2023 - 28 Mar 2023
Duration (days):	8
People affected:	54 in the burned area
Burned area:	6976 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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28 Mar 06:09 29 Mar 06:08

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	144	5439	28 Mar 2023 03:00	GWIS
2		0.5	54	6976	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 Keng Tung, and Chang Rai.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	8600 people
5 km	1900 people
2 km	1100 people
1 km	1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	342 m2	GHSL

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Shan State	Myanmar	3.9 million people
Chiang Rai	Thailand	1.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Keng Tung	Shan	Myanmar	City	69000 people	78 km
Chang Rai	Chiang Rai	Thailand	City	-	79 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
Tachilek	THL	390	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7000	20 km
Monghsat	MOG	571	Civ.	Paved	No	5000	58 km
Chiang Tai International	CEI	390	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9800	74 km
Ban Houayxay	OUI	421	Civ.	Paved	No	4900	77 km
Keng Tung	KET	853	Civ.	Paved	No	4600	78 km
Chiang Rai		400				0	81 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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