Forest Fire (18417 ha) in Mexico 22 Apr 2023

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 1014009
Countries: Mexico
Start Date - Last detection*: 22 Apr 2023 - 09 May 2023
Duration (days): 17
People affected: 1441 in the burned area
Burned area: 18417 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Impact Timeline

IDAlert colorGDACS ScorePopulation AffectedBurned Area (ha)Last UpdateSource
1 0.5 352 5458 05 May 2023 03:00 GWIS
2 0.5 352 5914 06 May 2023 03:00 GWIS
3 0.5 556 10421 07 May 2023 03:00 GWIS
4 0.5 936 14550 08 May 2023 03:00 GWIS
5 0.5 904 15833 09 May 2023 03:00 GWIS
6 0.5 1441 18417 10 May 2023 03:00 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 Emiliano Zapata, Tenosique, San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Balancan, Comitan, Teapa, and Venustiano Carranza.

Radius Population
10 km 110000 people
5 km 62000 people
2 km 46000 people
1 km 29000 people
Burned Area 1400 people

Land Cover area Source
Settlement 1520 m2 GHSL
Protected Area 729 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
Emiliano Zapata Tabasco Mexico City 18000 people 72 km
Tenosique Tabasco Mexico City 32000 people 76 km
San Cristóbal de Las Casas Chiapas Mexico City 120000 people 77 km
Balancan Tabasco Mexico City 11000 people 92 km
Comitan Chiapas Mexico City 79000 people 101 km
Teapa Tabasco Mexico City 26000 people 106 km
Venustiano Carranza Chiapas Mexico City 15000 people 106 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
Palenque PQM 61 0 42 km
San Cristobal de Las Casas 2341 0 73 km
Tenosique 25 0 76 km
Ciudad Pemex 6 0 92 km
San Antonio Copalar 1520 0 109 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Concepcion Mexico 96 km

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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