Myanmar (Burma)

Level criticalupdated 3 min ago

Active armed conflict zone

Based on UCDP armed-conflict records and official travel advisories, since August 21, 2026.

Open alert types
Storm
What governments advise19 states tracked
5 nothing to report3 advise against non-essential travel11 advise against all travel
Mira Safe's take

Strongly advised against right now โ€” follow official advisories. The country is also classified as an armed conflict zone.

2alerts in progress14 / 19states advise against travel2.6homicides / 100,000 inhab.140events over 12 months
HighCritical

What are the main risks in Myanmar (Burma)?

Over the last 12 months, our sensors recorded 140 events there, including 12 severe. The most frequent: Wildfire, Earthquake, Flood.

Is there a government travel advisory for Myanmar (Burma)?

Yes โ€” of the 19 governments we track, 14 advise against travel and 0 urge extra caution. The detail is in the security section below.

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Myanmar (Burma): current alerts and safety news

The alerts open right now, all sources combined โ€” weather, seismic, satellite, health and state advisories.

Severe thunderstorm โ€” Yangon

in 5 hours ยท Mira Weather

Critical

US travel advisory โ€” Burma - Level 4: Do Not Travel

9 months ago ยท 17 sources

Critical

Last 90 days

  • Calm
  • Moderate / High
  • Critical
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July 14October 11

Colour = the country level observed that day (highest of the day). N/A: before our records began.

Is it safe to travel to Myanmar (Burma)?

The United Kingdom tells travellers not to go to some areas of Myanmar at all, and to avoid all but essential travel to other areas. That is its strongest level: do not travel. It is limited to certain areas, not the whole country. Myanmar is in armed conflict, and that status is confirmed. Over the last 12 months we recorded 120 events, 12 of them severe. Conflict accounts for 6, all severe, and it is what puts most at stake for people here. Earthquakes come next: 8 recorded, 1 severe, and they follow no season. Fires are by far the most numerous, 97, none severe. Satellites catch every one, so that number measures detection more than danger. Floods add 6, storms 2. Fires, floods and storms are the hazards that do have a season here. All hazards together, March was the busiest month with 68 events, ahead of February with 21 and April with 9.

What it changes for a nomad

Staying for weeks here is not an ordinary remote-work move. The strongest official advice covers some areas, so where you settle matters more than when you arrive. Conflict is what puts most at stake and it follows no calendar, so plan around places and around the news, not around a season. All hazards combined, May was the quietest month in the record with 1 event, then January and June with 4 each, while February to April held most of the count. Fire smoke, floods and storms are the seasonal part of that. Check whether your insurance still covers a stay made against official advice, because many policies do not. The homicide rate is 2.6 per 100 000 people, against a world median of 2.1. That figure covers homicide only. It says nothing about theft or scams, and the official advice above is the honest gauge of day-to-day security.

Written with the help of AI from Mira Safe's sourced data on August 23, 2026 ยท does not replace local guidance How this analysis is produced โ†’

1 earlier analysis

  1. August 21, 2026

    Over the last 12 months, Myanmar experienced a high number of wildfires, totaling 97 events with no severe ones recorded. There were 6 conflict events, all severe, and 6 floods, with 2 severe. Earthquakes also occurred 6 times, with 1 severe event. Thunderstorms appeared twice, both severe. A travel advisory was issued once, with a severe level. The country is in a state of armed conflict since August 2026, with the situation being a war zone. The homicide rate is 2.6 per 100k, above the world median of 2.1. Recent major events include a flood and a travel advisory, both severe, along with thunderstorms. Official advisories from the UK FCDO strongly recommend avoiding all travel to some areas, limiting travel to essentials in others.

To watch right now

  • Three alerts are running in the country right now.
  • Official advice is recent and in its strongest form: the United Kingdom says do not travel to some areas, and avoid all but essential travel to others.
  • The armed conflict status is confirmed, so transport, banking and connectivity can shift with little notice for anyone arriving now.

To watch as a rule

  • Fires are the recurring background hazard, 97 over the last 12 months and none of them severe, concentrated in their season.
  • Floods and storms arrive with their season: 6 floods, 2 of them severe, and 2 storms, both severe.
  • Earthquakes have no season here, 8 recorded and 1 severe, so a quiet month tells you nothing about the next one.

Good reflexes

  • Read the United Kingdom travel advice page for Myanmar before booking any journey inside the country, then read it again the week you set off.
  • Ask your host or a local contact whether the route you plan crosses an area the advice covers.
  • Register with your embassy and keep its number saved offline.
  • Carry cash in small notes and a paper copy of your passport and visa.
  • When fires are burning, check the air quality before planning a long day outdoors.

Myanmar (Burma): travel advisories and areas to avoid

What the 19 tracked governments officially advise for this country โ€” converging or not. The everyday reference.

Do not travel
Converging advisories fromAustraliaAustriaCanadaDenmarkUnited Kingdom (FCDO)FinlandFrance (Quai d'Orsay)Germany (Auswรคrtiges Amt)ItalyJapanSouth KoreaNetherlandsNew ZealandPolandSpainSwedenUS State Department

Zones cited by government advisories

Advised against (all travel)

  • Rakhine
  • Shan
  • Kachin
  • Kayah
  • Kayin
  • Sagaing
  • Tanintharyi
  • Chin
  • Mon
  • Magway
  • Ayeyarwady
  • Bago
  • Mandalay
  • Mandalay

Except: Rangoon

Advised against unless essential

  • Bago
  • Ayeyarwady
  • Rangoon

Flags show which of the tracked governments cite each zone. Red takes precedence over orange.

  • Advised against by 4+ states
  • Advised against by 1 state
  • Advised against unless essential
  • Cities excluded from the zone

Myanmar (Burma): quality of life and safety in figures

Everyday living conditions, on the few indicators published for every country in the world. Background for a stay โ€” not what is happening today.

Watch out vs the world median

  • Homicides: 2.6 per 100,000 people (median 2.3)
  • Air quality (PM2.5): 35.1 ยตg/mยณ (median 17.3)
  • Safely managed drinking water: 59.7 % of the population (median 80.5)
  • Road deaths: 20.4 per 100,000 people (median 15.2)
  • Physicians: 0.76 per 1,000 people (median 1.7)
  • Hospital beds: 1.1 per 1,000 people (median 2.4)
  • Life expectancy at birth: 67.1 years (median 74.7)
  • New displacements, conflict: 23.7 per 1,000 people (median 0.48)
  • New displacements, disasters: 18.1 per 1,000 people (median 0.73)
Air quality (PM2.5)
35.1ยตg/mยณ ยท 2023

Above the world median (17.3) ยท lower is better

WHO guideline: 5 ยตg/mยณ

Safely managed drinking water
59.7% of the population ยท 2024

Below the world median (80.5) ยท higher is better

Road deaths
20.4per 100,000 people ยท 2019

Above the world median (15.2) ยท lower is better

Physicians
0.76per 1,000 people ยท 2019

Below the world median (1.7) ยท higher is better

Hospital beds
1.1per 1,000 people ยท 2020

Below the world median (2.4) ยท higher is better

Life expectancy at birth
67.1years ยท 2024

Below the world median (74.7) ยท higher is better

New displacements, conflict
23.7per 1,000 people ยท 2023

Above the world median (0.48) ยท lower is better

1,298,000 people in total

New displacements, disasters
18.1per 1,000 people ยท 2023

Above the world median (0.73) ยท lower is better

995,000 people in total

Refugees hosted
0per 1,000 people ยท 2025

0 people in total

0 asylum seekers

People living in internal displacement
3,628,840people ยท 2025

Security and violence

Structural risk (INFORM) ยท 2026

6.7/10 โ€” very high

Composite index by the JRC (European Commission): hazards & exposure, vulnerability, coping capacity. Structural background โ€” not today's alerts.

2.6homicides per 100,000 people (2023)

Close to the world median (2.3).

Source: UNODC, via the World Bank (CC BY 4.0)

1,017documented deaths from organized armed violence, last 12 months

Source: UCDP (Uppsala University), CC BY 4.0 โ€” academic records published 1โ€“3 months later, through 2026-06. Not a live indicator.

Homicides are the only crime figure that exists worldwide under an open licence. It says nothing about theft or scams โ€” no reliable worldwide data exists for those; official state advisories are the honest day-to-day reference.

National figures, published once a year and often a few years behind: an order of magnitude for daily life, never the situation right now. Sources: World Bank (CC BY 4.0) ยท UNHCR

Myanmar (Burma): natural disasters and risks in figures

Last 30 days ยท 14 events

Eventsof which severe
  • Earthquake7
  • Armed attack41 1 severe
  • Flood11 1 severe
  • Air quality1
  • Risk1

Last 12 months ยท 140 events

Eventsof which severe
  • Wildfire97
  • Earthquake201 1 severe
  • Flood82 2 severe
  • Armed conflict66 6 severe
  • Armed attack41 1 severe
  • Risk2
  • Storm11 1 severe
  • Travel advisory11 1 severe

+ 1 more type ยท 1 event

By month

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Humanitarian response under way

Operations run by humanitarian organisations in the country โ€” context about the situation on the ground, not alerts.

  • IFRC humanitarian operation โ€” Myanmar Flood-Landslides

    Emergency fund (DREF) ยท since Oct 8, 2026 ยท planned until Apr 30, 2027

    IFRC GO โ†—

  • IFRC humanitarian operation โ€” Myanmar - Floods

    Emergency fund (DREF) ยท since Aug 12, 2026 ยท planned until May 31, 2027

    IFRC GO โ†—

Situation reports

Latest situation reports published by humanitarian organisations for this country โ€” via ReliefWeb (UN OCHA, CC BY).

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