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

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Forest Fire (12627 ha) in Myanmar 19 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 1013094
Countries:	Myanmar
Start Date - Last detection*:	19 Mar 2023 - 28 Mar 2023
Duration (days):	9
People affected:	4892 in the burned area
Burned area:	12627 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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29 Mar 06:11

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	4892	12627	29 Mar 2023 03:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Myanmar , Division of Pegu (population 4,809,368) . The nearest places are Thayetmyo, Pye, Shwedaung, Ela, Paungde, Toungoo, Nattalin, Pyinmana, Zigon, Kyangin, and Pyu.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	7900 people
5 km	3400 people
2 km	2400 people
1 km	1000 people
Burned Area	4900 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	76 m2	GHSL

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Pegu	Myanmar	4.8 million people
Magwe	Myanmar	4.1 million people
Mandalay	Myanmar	5.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Thayetmyo	Magway	Myanmar	City	97000 people	60 km
Pye	Bago	Myanmar	City	-	63 km
Shwedaung	Bago	Myanmar	City	-	72 km
Ela	Mandalay	Myanmar	City	-	76 km
Paungde	Bago	Myanmar	City	36000 people	77 km
Toungoo	Bago	Myanmar	City	110000 people	78 km
Nattalin	Bago	Myanmar	City	-	81 km
Pyinmana	Mandalay	Myanmar	City	97000 people	84 km
Zigon	Bago	Myanmar	City	-	89 km
Kyangin	Ayeyarwaddy	Myanmar	City	-	101 km
Gyobingauk	Bago	Myanmar	City	-	102 km
Pyu	Bago	Myanmar	City	40000 people	105 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
Prome	PRU	37	Civ.	Paved	No	4500	59 km
Taungoo		46				0	73 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Prome		Myanmar	65 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Taungnawin	Taungnawin Creek	n/a	27 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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