Overall Green Forest fire alert in Mexico from 14 Apr 2023 00:00 UTC to 03 May 2023 00:00 UTC

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 1013761
Countries:	Mexico
Start Date - Last detection*:	14 Apr 2023 - 03 May 2023
Duration (days):	19
People affected:	4569 in the burned area
Burned area:	17471 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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24 Apr 06:04 26 Apr 06:04 27 Apr 06:04 28 Apr 06:05 29 Apr 06:07 30 Apr 06:09 04 May 06:18

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	0	6479	24 Apr 2023 03:00	GWIS
2	0.5	937	14528	26 Apr 2023 03:00	GWIS
3	0.5	2704	15535	27 Apr 2023 03:00	GWIS
4	0.5	3269	15897	28 Apr 2023 03:00	GWIS
5	0.5	3491	16475	29 Apr 2023 03:00	GWIS
6	0.5	3491	16492	30 Apr 2023 03:00	GWIS
7	0.5	4569	17471	04 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, San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Teapa, Tenosique, Balancan, Villahermosa, and Chiapa de Corzo.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	120000 people
5 km	57000 people
2 km	31000 people
1 km	22000 people
Burned Area	4600 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	3192 m2	GHSL

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	71 km
San Cristóbal de Las Casas	Chiapas	Mexico	City	120000 people	76 km
Teapa	Tabasco	Mexico	City	26000 people	77 km
Tenosique	Tabasco	Mexico	City	32000 people	91 km
Balancan	Tabasco	Mexico	City	11000 people	95 km
Villahermosa	Tabasco	Mexico	City	360000 people	100 km
Chiapa de Corzo	Chiapas	Mexico	City	-	105 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	37 km
Ciudad Pemex		6				0	64 km
San Cristobal de Las Casas		2341				0	76 km
Tenosique		25				0	93 km
Capitan Carlos Perez	VSA	13	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7200	93 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Concepcion		Mexico	66 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Manuel Moreno Torres	Grijalva	1980	98 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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