Disasters

​Flooding is one of the most recurrent and severe natural hazards in Myanmar, occurring annually during the Southwest Monsoon season (typically from June to October). Low-lying delta regions, river basins, and coastal states are particularly vulnerable to extreme water inundation.

On March 28, 2025, a major 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar at approximately 12:50 PM local time. Originating at a shallow depth of 10 km along the Sagaing Fault, the epicenter was located near the Sagaing–Mandalay border region, approximately 16 km northwest of Mandalay.

A landslide is the downward movement of a mass of rock, soil, or debris along a sloped surface under the direct force of gravity. They occur when the structural stability of a slope fails, ranging from slow soil creeps to sudden, catastrophic rockfalls and mudflows.

El Niño serves as one of the primary drivers of extreme heatwaves, prolonged droughts, and record-setting global surface temperatures.

Due to rising global temperatures, the earth's hydrological cycle is experiencing dramatic acceleration. Since warmer air can retain about 7% more moisture for each degree Celsius of warming, atmospheric conditions are driven to opposite extremes—triggering severe water shortages in certain regions while causing torrential downpours in others.

A fire hazard refers to any situation, material, activity, or condition that increases the likelihood of an uncontrolled fire occurring, or that inhibits rapid escape and emergency response when a fire breaks out.