Overall Green Forest fire alert in Mexico from 16 May 2024 00:00 UTC to 26 May 2024 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (6073 ha) in Mexico 16 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 1019783
Countries:	Mexico
Start Date - Last detection*:	16 May 2024 - 29 May 2024
Duration (days):	13
People affected:	8 in the burned area
Burned area:	6073 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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25 May 09:03 26 May 09:03

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	8	5678	25 May 2024 08:01	GWIS
2	0.5	8	6073	26 May 2024 08:01	GWIS
3	0.5	8	7301	27 May 2024 08:01	GWIS
4	0.5	11	8452	28 May 2024 09:04	GWIS
5	0.5	30	8738	29 May 2024 08:01	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Mexico , State of Chiapas (population 3,524,501) . The nearest places are Jallenango, Venustiano Carranza, Comitan, Motozintla, Mapastepec, Pueblo Nuevo, Pijijiapan, Huixtla, Huehuetán, and San Cristóbal de Las Casas.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	9600 people
5 km	3000 people
2 km	<1000 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Protected Area	1 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Chiapas	Mexico	3.5 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Jallenango	Chiapas	Mexico	City	-	21 km
Venustiano Carranza	Chiapas	Mexico	City	15000 people	50 km
Comitan	Chiapas	Mexico	City	79000 people	58 km
Motozintla	Chiapas	Mexico	City	19000 people	64 km
Mapastepec	Chiapas	Mexico	City	16000 people	65 km
Pueblo Nuevo	Chiapas	Mexico	City	-	75 km
Pijijiapan	Chiapas	Mexico	City	15000 people	78 km
Huixtla	Chiapas	Mexico	City	29000 people	83 km
Huehuetán	Chiapas	Mexico	City	7000 people	95 km
San Cristóbal de Las Casas	Chiapas	Mexico	City	120000 people	96 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
San Antonio Copalar		1520				0	60 km
San Cristobal de Las Casas		2341				0	89 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	El Portillo	Cuxtepeques	1980	43 km
Angostura	La Angostura	Grijalva	1974	64 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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