Overall Green Forest fire in Myanmar from 04 Mar 2026 00:00 UTC to 19 Mar 2026 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (11284 ha) in Myanmar 04 Mar 2026

Event summary

This forest fire is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the burned area and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID	WF 1027807
Countries:	Myanmar
Start Date - Last detection*:	04 Mar 2026 - 19 Mar 2026
Duration (days):	15
People affected:	237 in the burned area
Burned area:	11284 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Impact Timeline

ID	Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	57	5283	14 Mar 2026 07:00	GWIS
2	0.5	57	5473	14 Mar 2026 19:00	GWIS
3	0.5	57	5589	15 Mar 2026 07:00	GWIS
4	0.5	59	5903	15 Mar 2026 11:00	GWIS
5	0.5	59	5912	15 Mar 2026 19:00	GWIS
6	0.5	59	6323	15 Mar 2026 23:00	GWIS
7	0.5	59	6337	16 Mar 2026 03:00	GWIS
8	0.5	59	6337	16 Mar 2026 07:00	GWIS
9	0.5	59	6451	16 Mar 2026 19:00	GWIS
10	0.5	59	6843	16 Mar 2026 23:00	GWIS
11	0.5	59	6853	17 Mar 2026 07:00	GWIS
12	0.5	59	7058	17 Mar 2026 19:00	GWIS
13	0.5	137	10094	18 Mar 2026 07:00	GWIS
14	0.5	137	10237	18 Mar 2026 11:00	GWIS
15	0.5	137	10241	18 Mar 2026 15:00	GWIS
16	0.5	137	10419	18 Mar 2026 19:00	GWIS
17	0.5	137	10798	19 Mar 2026 03:00	GWIS
18	0.5	137	10862	19 Mar 2026 07:00	GWIS
19	0.5	237	11284	19 Mar 2026 19:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Myanmar , Division of Magwe (population 4,104,855) . The nearest places are and Yenangyaung.

Radius	Population
10 km	12000 people
5 km	9100 people
2 km	2400 people
1 km	2100 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Magwe	Myanmar	4.1 million people
Chin State	Myanmar	470000 people
Arakan State	Myanmar	2.6 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Yenangyaung	Magway	Myanmar	City	110000 people	97 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
Kyauktaw	KYT	381	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3700	56 km
Pauk	PAU	76	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4000	77 km
Lanywa		53	Civ.	Paved	No	4000	79 km
Tilin	TIO	unknown				0	89 km
Nyaung U	NYU	91	Civ.	Paved	No	5700	96 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Salin	Salin Creek	n/a	70 km
	Manchaung	Mann Creek	n/a	97 km

Nuclear plants

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