Overall Green Forest fire alert in Myanmar from 19 Mar 2023 00:00 UTC to 28 Mar 2023 00:00 UTC

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 1013092
Countries:	Myanmar
Start Date - Last detection*:	19 Mar 2023 - 28 Mar 2023
Duration (days):	9
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	5506 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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29 Mar 06:10

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	0	5506	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 Karen State (population 1,057,505) . The nearest places are Kyaikto, Thaton, Ban Mae Sariang, Pyuntaza, Dai-k, and Moulmein.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	15000 people
5 km	3500 people
2 km	<1000 people
1 km	no people
Burned Area	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Karen State	Myanmar	1.1 million people
Mon State	Myanmar	2.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Kyaikto	Mon	Myanmar	City	48000 people	56 km
Thaton	Mon	Myanmar	City	120000 people	59 km
Ban Mae Sariang	Mae Hong Son	Thailand	City	-	90 km
Pyuntaza	Bago	Myanmar	City	-	98 km
Dai-k	Bago	Myanmar	City	-	99 km
Moulmein	Mon	Myanmar	City	-	106 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
Pa An	PAA	46	Civ.	Paved	No	4000	62 km
Papun	PPU	91	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4000	71 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Moulmein Harbor		Myanmar	106 km

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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