Overall Green Forest fire alert in Mexico from 12 May 2024 00:00 UTC to 27 May 2024 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (8462 ha) in Mexico 12 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 1019760
Countries:	Mexico
Start Date - Last detection*:	12 May 2024 - 27 May 2024
Duration (days):	15
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	8462 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	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	5056	21 May 2024 08:00	GWIS
2	0.5	5577	22 May 2024 08:01	GWIS
3	0.5	5973	23 May 2024 08:01	GWIS
4	0.5	6827	24 May 2024 08:01	GWIS
5	0.5	7625	25 May 2024 08:01	GWIS
6	0.5	8176	26 May 2024 08:01	GWIS
7	0.5	8462	27 May 2024 08:01	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Mexico , State of Zacatecas (population 1,383,680) . The nearest places are Valparaíso, Ialchihuites, Garcia Salinas, Sombrerete, and Colotlán.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	<1000 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	no people
1 km	no people
Burned Area	no people

Land Cover	area	Source
Protected Area	3532 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Zacatecas	Mexico	1.4 million people
Jalisco	Mexico	5.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Valparaíso	Zacatecas	Mexico	City	10000 people	30 km
Ialchihuites	Zacatecas	Mexico	City	-	71 km
Garcia Salinas	Zacatecas	Mexico	City	-	92 km
Sombrerete	Zacatecas	Mexico	City	19000 people	92 km
Colotlán	Jalisco	Mexico	City	12000 people	103 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Name	Elevation (m)	Distance
La Candelaria del Alto	1940	75 km
Colotlan	1854	77 km
Sombrerete	2345	102 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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