Overall Green Forest fire alert in Mexico from 06 May 2024 00:00 UTC to 20 May 2024 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (9780 ha) in Mexico 06 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 1019701
Countries:	Mexico
Start Date - Last detection*:	06 May 2024 - 20 May 2024
Duration (days):	14
People affected:	276 in the burned area
Burned area:	9780 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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12 May 08:19 13 May 08:20 14 May 08:21 15 May 08:22 15 May 11:05 16 May 09:04 17 May 09:04 18 May 09:04 19 May 09:05 20 May 09:06 21 May 09:07

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	243	6545	12 May 2024 08:00	GWIS
2	0.5	243	6524	13 May 2024 08:01	GWIS
3	0.5	243	7123	14 May 2024 08:00	GWIS
4	0.5	243	7976	15 May 2024 08:01	GWIS
5	0.5	243	7980	15 May 2024 10:23	GWIS
6	0.5	243	8210	16 May 2024 08:00	GWIS
7	0.5	243	8356	17 May 2024 08:00	GWIS
8	0.5	243	8829	18 May 2024 08:01	GWIS
9	0.5	243	8819	19 May 2024 08:00	GWIS
10	0.5	243	9484	20 May 2024 08:01	GWIS
11	0.5	276	9780	21 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 Huetamo, Petatlán, and Coyuca de Catalán.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	3800 people
5 km	2100 people
2 km	1100 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Guerrero	Mexico	2.9 million people
Michoacan	Mexico	3.9 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Huetamo	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	City	22000 people	82 km
Petatlán	Guerrero	Mexico	City	20000 people	83 km
Coyuca de Catalán	Guerrero	Mexico	City	-	91 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
El Infiernillo		511				0	47 km
Ixtapa Zihuatanejo International	ZIH	6	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8200	71 km
Lazaro Cardenas	LZC	12	Civ.	Paved	No	4900	75 km
Huetamo		300				0	81 km
Santa Barbara		299				0	98 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Lazaro Cardenas	MXLZC	Mexico	73 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Inhernillo	El Infiernillo	Balsas	1963	36 km
	Jose M. Morelos	Balsas	1968	69 km
	Zicuiran	Zicuiran	1957	86 km
	Francisco J. Mugica	Balsas	2011	101 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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