Overall Green Forest fire alert in Myanmar from 30 Mar 2023 00:00 UTC to 07 Apr 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 1013148
Countries:	Myanmar
Start Date - Last detection*:	30 Mar 2023 - 07 Apr 2023
Duration (days):	8
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	13775 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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01 Apr 06:00 02 Apr 06:01 05 Apr 06:03 06 Apr 06:03 08 Apr 06:08

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	5551	01 Apr 2023 03:00	GWIS
2	0.5	6070	02 Apr 2023 03:00	GWIS
3	0.5	6208	05 Apr 2023 03:00	GWIS
4	0.5	6805	06 Apr 2023 03:00	GWIS
5	0.5	13775	08 Apr 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 Pyinmana, Ela, Taunggyi, and Meiktila.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	9600 people
5 km	6800 people
2 km	1600 people
1 km	1600 people
Burned Area	no people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	532 m2	GHSL

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Shan State	Myanmar	3.9 million people
Mandalay	Myanmar	5.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Pyinmana	Mandalay	Myanmar	City	97000 people	54 km
Ela	Mandalay	Myanmar	City	-	64 km
Taunggyi	Shan	Myanmar	City	160000 people	90 km
Meiktila	Mandalay	Myanmar	City	180000 people	109 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
Heho	HEH	1176	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6000	74 km
Loikaw	LIW	896	Civ.	Paved	No	5200	87 km
Meiktila		213	Mil.	Unpaved	No	5400	108 km
Ste Therese Point		192	Mil.	Paved	No	8500	111 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Mobye	Baluchaung	1971	70 km
	Sunchaung	Sun Creek	n/a	98 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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