Overall Green Forest fire alert in Mexico from 22 Apr 2024 00:00 UTC to 01 May 2024 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (7393 ha) in Mexico 22 Apr 2024

Event summary

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

GDACS ID	WF 1019620
Countries:	Mexico
Start Date - Last detection*:	22 Apr 2024 - 01 May 2024
Duration (days):	9
People affected:	211 in the burned area
Burned area:	7393 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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28 Apr 08:16 29 Apr 08:19 30 Apr 08:26 30 Apr 13:34 02 May 08:19

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	158	5501	28 Apr 2024 08:00	GWIS
2	0.5	180	6735	29 Apr 2024 08:01	GWIS
3	0.5	211	7291	30 Apr 2024 08:01	GWIS
4	0.5	211	7373	30 Apr 2024 13:25	GWIS
5	0.5	211	7393	02 May 2024 08:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Mexico , State of Guerrero (population 2,867,451) . The nearest places are Petatlán, Coyuca de Catalán, Tecpan, Atoyac, and Huetamo.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	2500 people
5 km	1600 people
2 km	<1000 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Guerrero	Mexico	2.9 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Petatlán	Guerrero	Mexico	City	20000 people	54 km
Coyuca de Catalán	Guerrero	Mexico	City	-	57 km
Tecpan	Guerrero	Mexico	City	14000 people	75 km
Atoyac	Guerrero	Mexico	City	20000 people	86 km
Huetamo	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	City	22000 people	87 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
Santa Barbara		299				0	59 km
Ixtapa Zihuatanejo International	ZIH	6	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8200	68 km
Huetamo		300				0	76 km

Ports

Dams

Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Andres Figueroa	Ajuchitlan	1983	46 km
Vicente Guerrero	Poliutla	1968	88 km
Carlos Ramirez Ulloa	Balsas	1986	95 km
El Gallo	Cutzamala	1985	97 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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