Overall Green Forest fire alert in Mexico from 04 May 2024 00:00 UTC to 17 May 2024 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (11145 ha) in Mexico 04 May 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 1019671
Countries:	Mexico
Start Date - Last detection*:	04 May 2024 - 17 May 2024
Duration (days):	13
People affected:	103 in the burned area
Burned area:	11145 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	77	5168	08 May 2024 08:01	GWIS
2	0.5	83	7370	09 May 2024 08:00	GWIS
3	0.5	97	10208	10 May 2024 08:01	GWIS
4	0.5	119	10840	11 May 2024 08:01	GWIS
5	0.5	103	10866	12 May 2024 08:00	GWIS
6	0.5	103	11172	13 May 2024 08:01	GWIS
7	0.5	103	11127	14 May 2024 08:00	GWIS
8	0.5	103	11129	15 May 2024 08:01	GWIS
9	0.5	103	11130	17 May 2024 08:00	GWIS
10	0.5	103	11145	18 May 2024 08:01	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Mexico , State of San Luis Potosi (population 2,179,006) . The nearest places are San Luis Potosí, Rioverde, Santa María del Río, San Luis de la Paz, Ville de Reyes, Tierra Blanca, Cárdenas, Cerritos, Dolorez Hidalgo, San Felipe, and San Miguel de Allende.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	3600 people
5 km	1500 people
2 km	<1000 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Protected Area	1433 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
San Luis Potosi	Mexico	2.2 million people
Guanajuato	Mexico	4.3 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Rioverde	San Luis Potosi	Mexico	City	47000 people	38 km
Santa María del Río	San Luis Potosí	Mexico	City	12000 people	46 km
San Luis de la Paz	Guanajuato	Mexico	City	47000 people	53 km
Ville de Reyes	San Luis Potosi	Mexico	City	-	68 km
Tierra Blanca	Guanajuato	Mexico	City	-	71 km
Cárdenas	San Luis Potosí	Mexico	City	15000 people	73 km
Cerritos	San Luis Potosí	Mexico	City	13000 people	79 km
San Luis Potosí	San Luis Potosí	Mexico	Major city	650000 people	86 km
Dolorez Hidalgo	Guanajuato	Mexico	City	-	92 km
San Felipe	Guanajuato	Mexico	City	26000 people	100 km
San Miguel de Allende	Guanajuato	Mexico	City	-	100 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
Rio Verde		1000				0	39 km
San Luis Potosi	SLP	1850	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9800	89 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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