Overall Green Forest fire alert in Mexico from 28 Apr 2024 00:00 UTC to 08 May 2024 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (6910 ha) in Mexico 28 Apr 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 1019661
Countries:	Mexico
Start Date - Last detection*:	28 Apr 2024 - 08 May 2024
Duration (days):	10
People affected:	59 in the burned area
Burned area:	6910 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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06 May 08:17 07 May 08:19 08 May 08:19 09 May 08:21

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	46	5487	06 May 2024 08:00	GWIS
2	0.5	59	6529	07 May 2024 08:01	GWIS
3	0.5	59	6706	08 May 2024 08:01	GWIS
4	0.5	59	6910	09 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 Coyuca de Catalán, Huetamo, Teloloapan, Tenancingo, Zitácuaro, and Taxco.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	16000 people
5 km	3200 people
2 km	<1000 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Protected Area	641 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Guerrero	Mexico	2.9 million people
Mexico	Mexico	10.7 million people
Michoacan	Mexico	3.9 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Coyuca de Catalán	Guerrero	Mexico	City	-	34 km
Huetamo	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	City	22000 people	41 km
Teloloapan	Guerrero	Mexico	City	21000 people	73 km
Tenancingo	Mexico	Mexico	City	34000 people	83 km
Zitácuaro	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	City	76000 people	94 km
Taxco	Guerrero	Mexico	City	53000 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
Santa Barbara		299				0	32 km
Huetamo		300				0	36 km

Ports

Dams

Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
El Gallo	Cutzamala	1985	20 km
Vicente Guerrero	Poliutla	1968	35 km
Andres Figueroa	Ajuchitlan	1983	57 km
Valle de Bravo	Valle de Bravo	1944	77 km
El Bosque	Zitacuaro	1954	89 km
Carlos Ramirez Ulloa	Balsas	1986	91 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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