MYANMAR Hotspots Were Detected After 30 September

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The map below shows the Maungdaw, Buthidaung, and Rathedaung townships in northern Rakhine State. Since 25 August 2017, over 150 hotspots were detected with remote environmental sensors. Five of those MYANMAR hotspots were detected after 30 September. UNITAR/UNOSAT found over 22.48 square kilometres of destroyed NORTHERN RAKHINE STATE or damaged structures were present across the area analysed. Over 60% of the three townships has yet to be analysed.

BANGLADESH

MAUNGDAW

Kha Maung Seik

Wet Kyein Min Gyi Kyein Chaung BUTHIDAUNG MYANMAR

Maung Hnit Ma Gyi

Maungdaw Nyaung Chaung Gu Dar Pyin

Chut Pyin

Inn Din RATHEDAUNG

Chein Khar Li Fires detected in October Fires detected 25 August to 30 September UNITAR-UNOSAT analysed damaged or destroyed areas UNITAR-UNOSAT data unavailable

Fire detection data source: NASA MODIS and NASA/NOAA VIIRS Damaged or destroyed areas data source: UNITAR - UNOSAT Basemap Data: ESRI, MIMU On 22 September imagery shows many structures in Min Gyi village have been razed. A small section of more organized thatch and metal roof structures remain unburned neighbouring many of the burned structures. It MYANMAR is probable the organized area is occupied by Rakhine people and the razed areas were occupied by Rohingya MIN GYI people. Burned area is not evident between the clusters of burned structures, suggesting each cluster was set fire independently rather than the fire naturally spreading.

N 25 May 2017

Min Gyi

N 22 September 2017

Burned structures

Min Gyi Unburned structures

Coordinates: 21.1341°, 92.3235° Image: © 2017 DigitalGlobe, Inc. Source: USG, NextView License Imagery from 24 September 2017, shows of the Inn Din villages have been completely burned to the ground. A small section of thatch and metal roof structures, along with vegetation, remains unburned. Based on the MYANMAR layout and quality of the structures in the unburned area, it is probable this section of Inn Din is inhabited by INN DIN Rakhine people versus Rohingya people. Fires were remotely detected in the Inn Din area by an environmental monitoring sensor on 28 August 2017.

N 27 December 2016

Inn Din

Inn Din (East)

Inn Din (Middle)

Inn Din (West)

Coordinates: 20.5110°, 92.5823° Image: © CNES 2017, Distribution AIRBUS DS

N 24 September 2017 Unburned structures

Inn Din

Inn Din (East)

Inn Din (Middle)

Inn Din (West) Burned structures

Coordinates: 20.5110°, 92.5823° Image: © CNES 2017, Distribution AIRBUS DS A closer look at Inn Din and Inn Din (East) shows the distinct line separating the burned and unburned areas. A Buddhist temple is visible in Inn Din and many of the structures appear to have metal roofs. The layout of MYANMAR the structures also appears to be more organized when compared to the thatch roof structures in Inn Din (East) INN DIN on 27 December 2016. On 24 September 2017, none of the thatch roof structures in Inn Din appear burned. All of the structures in Inn Din (East) appear razed on the same day.

N 27 December 2016

Inn Din

Inn Din (East)

Buddhist temple

N 24 September 2017

Inn Din

Unburned thatch roof structures

Inn Din (East)

Buddhist temple

Coordinates: 20.5137°, 92.5816° Image: © 2017 DigitalGlobe, Inc. Source: USG, NextView License MYANMAR MAUNG HNIT MA GYI Comparing imagery from 23 May 2017 to 16 September 2017, almost the entire village area of Maung Hnit Ma Gyi appears burned.

N 23 May 2017

Maung Hnit Ma Gyi

N 16 September 2017

Maung Hnit Ma Gyi

Coordinates: 20.9622°, 92.3708° Image: © 2017 DigitalGlobe, Inc. Source: USG, NextView License MYANMAR GU DAR PYIN Between 26 May 2017 and 25 September 2017, Gu Dar Pyin was almost completely razed. According to data acquired from a environmental monitoring sensor, fries were detected in the area on 28 August 2017.

N 26 May 2017

Gu Dar Pyin

N 25 September 2017

Gu Dar Pyin

Coordinates: 20.7534°, 92.5451° Image: © 2017 DigitalGlobe, Inc. Source: USG, NextView License Nyaung Chaung is located adjacent to a village with a more organized layout. A Buddhist temple is visible in and two helicopters are located nearby, suggesting the village could be affiliated with the military. On 16 Sep- MYANMAR tember 2017, cloudy imagery shows Nyaung Chaung has been razed. Presence of white ash indicates the fires NYAUNG CHAUNG likely happened recently. On 22 September 2017, parts of the organized village are visible and appears intact. Environmental sensors detected fires immediately south of Nyaung Chaung on 14 and 15 September 2017.

N 17 April 2017

Buddhist temple

Nyaung Chaung Helicopter pads

Organized village area

N N 16 September 2017 22 September 2017

Nyaung Chaung

Nyaung Chaung Recently burned Unburned

Image: © 2017 DigitalGlobe, Inc. Image: © 2017 DigitalGlobe, Inc. Coordinates: 20.8091°, 92.3983° Source: USG, NextView License Coordinates: 20.8091°, 92.3983° Source: USG, NextView License The village of Wet Kyein consists of many clusters of structures dispersed along the rivers and fields. On 16 MYANMAR September 2017, imagery shows most structures have been razed in the area. Areas were not burned between WET KYEIN clusters of structures suggesting the fire did not spread naturally and each cluster was lit on fire independently. Images below show the areas burned and a closer look at the burned structures.

N N 23 May 2017 16 September 2017

Wet Kyein Wet Kyein

Burned structures Image: © 2017 DigitalGlobe, Inc. Image: © 2017 DigitalGlobe, Inc. Coordinates: 21.1347°, 92.3408° Source: USG, NextView License Coordinates: 21.1347°, 92.3408° Source: USG, NextView License

N N 23 May 2017 16 September 2017

Wet Kyein Wet Kyein

Field area not burned

Image: © 2017 DigitalGlobe, Inc. Image: © 2017 DigitalGlobe, Inc. Coordinates: 21.1421°, 92.3382° Source: USG, NextView License Coordinates: 21.1421°, 92.3382° Source: USG, NextView License MYANMAR CHUT PYIN On 16 September 2017, imagery shows Chut Pyin has been razed. An area with more organized thatch and metal roof structures appear intact.

N 27 December 2016

Chut Pyin Organized village area

N 16 September 2017

Unburned area

Chut Pyin

Burned area

Coordinates: 20.5701°, 92.6426° Image: © 2017 DigitalGlobe, Inc. On 16 September 2017, imagery shows much of Kyein Chaung has been razed. A small area of unburned struc- MYANMAR tures are visible in the centre of the village. Between 16 September 2017 and 22 September 2017, much of the KYEIN CHAUNG previously unburned area was razed. Environmental sensors detected fires in the area on 15 September 2017. More recent fires were also detected on 25 September 2017.

N N 23 May 2017 16 September 2017

Kyein Chaung Kyein Chaung

Unburned area

Burned structures Image: © 2017 DigitalGlobe, Inc. Image: © 2017 DigitalGlobe, Inc. Coordinates: 21.0798°, 92.3363° Source: USG, NextView License Coordinates: 21.0798°, 92.3363° Source: USG, NextView License

N N 16 September 2017 22 September 2017

Burned

Image: © 2017 DigitalGlobe, Inc. Image: © 2017 DigitalGlobe, Inc. Coordinates: 21.0804°, 92.3344° Source: USG, NextView License Coordinates: 21.0804°, 92.3344° Source: USG, NextView License MYANMAR Imagery from 25 September 2017, shows many structures in the Ye Bauk Kyar have been razed. Village areas to YE BAUK KYAR the north appear intact. Images below highlight the areas burned and illustrate the stark difference between the burned areas and that left intact.

N 25 September 2017

Unburned

Ye Bauk Kyar

Burned structures

N N 25 May 2017 25 September 2017

Unburned

Burned

Image: © 2017 DigitalGlobe, Inc. Coordinates: 21.2787°, 92.2734° Source: USG, NextView License Coordinates: 21.2787°, 92.2734° Image: © 2017 DigitalGlobe, Inc. MYANMAR CHEIN KAR LI On 24 September 2017, cloudy imagery shows much of Chein Kar Li has been razed. Environmental sensors detected fires in the area on 25 August 2017.

N 27 December 2016

Chein Kar Li

N 24 September 2017

Chein Kar Li

Burned