Forest Fire (6210 ha) in Mexico 21 Apr 2024

Event summary

This forest fire can have a low humanitarian impact based on the and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID WF 1019633
Countries: Mexico
Start Date - Last detection*: 21 Apr 2024 - 04 May 2024
Duration (days): 13
People affected: 7 in the burned area
Burned area: 6210 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

Virtual OSOCC
Meteo assessment
Satellite products
Analytical products
Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 26 | About casualties: 0 | Last hour: 0

LatAm and Caribbean hit hard by crises stemming from El Niño and clima ... 2024-05-13T14:07+0200.

Rio Grande do Sul's “catastrophe is a tragic reminder of how increasingly intense and frequent climate hazards undermine socioeconomic development,” Saulo explained. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) pointed out last week that Lat
...(more)
Quemas agropecuarias no controladas provocan tercera parte de incendio ... 2024-05-13T02:01+0200.

En lo que va del año, el 34.7 por ciento de los 3 mil 517 registrados en México han sido provocados por quemas agropecuarias no controladas , lo que pone en riesgo la vida de los productores, daña los ecosistemas y degrada los suelos. Es po
...(more)
Bosques de México2024-05-12T06:41+0200.

México entregó, a finales de los 80, el aprovechamiento forestal en su mayoría a comunidades y ejidos. Ixtlán de Juárez, en Oaxaca, es ejemplo de los beneficios del modelo: protección del bosque, madera sustentable y menos migración. La vo
...(more)
Incendios azotan Acapulco, a 6 meses del paso del huracán Otis2024-05-12T02:55+0200.

México enfrenta una ola de incendios forestales, con 126 activos en 20 estados, 26 áreas naturales protegidas y casi 56 mil hectáreas, según la Comisión Nacional Forestal En la última semana, los incendios forestales han azotado Acapulco, s
...(more)

View more news

Estimated casualties (PAGER)

USGS estimates the number of casualties for each earthquake for the Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response (PAGER) product.
The graph shows the current fatalities estimate.

Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: (2), EC-JRC (27), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), JRC (1),