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Sep 8 • 19 tweets • 19 min read

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#MWFires

Fires continue to be used to destroy civilian property and entire villages in Myanmar, with devastating consequences for those that live there.

Below are 17 SERIOUS FIRE INCIDENTS added to the MW Fire Map in August 2022.

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🚨Village burnt following clashes
☑️ Kale, Sagaing
☑️ 23.09851, 94.01889
☑️ 05 Aug 2022

firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/#t:adv;d:2…

facebook.com/khitthitnews/v…

#MWFires #Myanmar

🚨Thantlang burning again
☑️ Hakha, Chin
☑️ 22.6922, 93.42308
☑️ 06 Aug 2022

firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/#t:adv;d:2…

DM with links to footage if safe to do so.
#MWFires #Myanmar

🚨Kaung Thit village burnt
☑️ Ayadaw, Sagaing
☑️ 22.470279, 95.499443
07 Aug 2022

apps.sentinel-hub.com/sentinel-playg…

facebook.com/khitthitnews/p…

#MWFires #Myanmar

🚨Yae Lel Maw village destroyed
☑️ Wetlet, Sagaing
☑️ 22.358495, 95.968403
08 Aug 2022

facebook.com/MonywaChindwin…

#MWFires #Myanmar

🚨Min village destroyed by fire
☑️ Ayadaw, Sagaing
☑️ 22.164379, 95.523727
08 Aug 2022

apps.sentinel-hub.com/sentinel-playg…

facebook.com/mandalayfreepr…

#MWFires #Myanmar

🚨Mu Kan village burnt
☑️ Depayin, Sagaing
☑️ 22.50974, 95.49408
☑️ 09 Aug 2022

firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/#t:adv;d:2…

apps.sentinel-hub.com/sentinel-playg…

facebook.com/watch/?v=58759…

#MWFires #Myanmar

🚨Se Zin village burnt
☑️ Hpakant, Kachin
☑️ 25.329618, 95.965085
10 Aug 2022

facebook.com/khitthitnews/p…

#MWFires #Myanmar

🚨Pauk Pin Kaing village burnt
☑️ Myaing, Magway
☑️ 21.526050, 94.886238
11 Aug 2022

apps.sentinel-hub.com/sentinel-playg…

facebook.com/khitthitnews/p…

#MWFires #Myanmar

🚨Haimual village burnt
☑️ Myaing, Magway
☑️ 23.374771, 93.412861
14 Aug 2022

facebook.com/thehakhapost/v…

#MWFires #Myanmar

🚨Hlay Khoke village burnt
☑️ Yesagyo, Magway
☑️ 21.5042, 95.29323
15 Aug 2022

apps.sentinel-hub.com/sentinel-playg…

facebook.com/yaylalkyunnews…

#MWFires #Myanmar

🚨Tei Pin village burnt
☑️ Kanbalu, Sagaing
☑️ 23.40623, 95.60193
☑️ 17 Aug 2022

firms2.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/#t:adv;d:2…

facebook.com/khitthitnews/p…

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🚨Nga Ta Yaw village burnt
☑️ Yesagyo, Magway
☑️ 21.547500, 95.287109
☑️ 18 Aug 2022

firms2.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/#t:adv;d:2…

apps.sentinel-hub.com/sentinel-playg…

facebook.com/LuduNwayOo/pos…

#MWFires #Myanmar

🚨Ka Paing - Thee Kone village burnt
☑️ Yinmarbin, Sagaing
☑️ 22.212752, 94.681642
18 Aug 2022

apps.sentinel-hub.com/sentinel-playg…

facebook.com/khitthitnews/p…

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🚨Nyein Zan village burnt
☑️ Ayadaw, Sagaing
☑️ 22.366263, 95.485761
19 Aug 2022

facebook.com/ayadawpost/pos…

#MWFires #Myanmar

🚨Ka Paing village burnt
☑️ Yinmarbin, Sagaing
☑️ 22.207710, 94.678642
☑️ 19 Aug 2022

firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/#t:adv;d:2…

facebook.com/khitthitnews/p…

#MWFires #Myanmar

🚨Mauk village burnt
☑️ Gangaw, Magway
☑️ 22.336393, 94.146575
28 Aug 2022

apps.sentinel-hub.com/sentinel-playg…

facebook.com/myaelattathan/…

#MWFires #Myanmar

🚨Taung Myo village burnt
☑️ Sagaing, Sagaing
☑️ 22.081291, 95.666769
29 Aug 2022

facebook.com/38516510858750…

#MWFires #Myanmar

Myanmar Witness added 21 confirmed fire incidents to the fire map in Aug 2022, making a total of 263 since Sept 2021.

A single incident can mean hundreds of people losing their homes or thousands being forced to flee their township or village.

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17 claims involving the burning of victims or their bodies in Myanmar (July 2021 - August 2022).

This list is not exhaustive and includes some credible but unverified claims where further evidence is required.

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AUNGMYAYTHAZAN, Mandalay
27 March 2021

“Armed forces burnt a Mandalay resident alive”
myanmar-now.org/en/news/help-m…

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KANI, Sagaing
28 JULY 2021

“The 11 men were massacred and set on fire”
Letter from Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun
myanmarmissionnewyork.org/post/letter-fr…

“Multiple bodies”

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🚨Vehicle Burning
...can seem insignificant when compared to other reports of #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar.

But vehicles
+ give freedom of movement
+ transport goods
+ often most-valued possession

When they are burnt it often reveals important clues to what happened.

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🚨Burnt vehicles
☑️Yinmarbin, Sagaing
☑️22.073197, 94.789316
☑️14 August 2022

A truck and motorcycles were burnt, following reports of a massacre in Yin Paung Taing village.

myanmar-now.org/en/news/the-sm…

🚨Burnt truck
☑️Pwintbyu, Magway
☑️20.317129, 94.488443
☑️22 June 2022

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🔥 Documenting fires in Myanmar
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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The data from these satellites regularly gets uploaded to a NASA website called FIRMS:
firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/#d:24hrs;@…

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