Overall Green Forest fire alert in Mexico from 16 Apr 2021 00:00 UTC to 30 Apr 2021 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 1000202
Countries:	Mexico
Start Date - Last detection*:	16 Apr 2021 - 30 Apr 2021
Duration (days):	14
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	6201 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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26 Apr 15:49 27 Apr 05:51 29 Apr 05:49 01 May 05:51

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	5608	26 Apr 2021 15:25	GWIS
2	0.5	5997	27 Apr 2021 05:01	GWIS
3	0.5	6162	29 Apr 2021 05:01	GWIS
4	0.5	6201	01 May 2021 05:02	GWIS
5	0.5	6245	02 May 2021 05:01	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Mexico , State of Sinaloa (population 2,397,706) . The nearest places are Mazatlan, and Villa Unión.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	1400 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	<1000 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Sinaloa	Mexico	2.4 million people
Durango	Mexico	1.5 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Villa Unión	Sinaloa	Mexico	City	13000 people	63 km
Mazatlan	Sinaloa	Mexico	Major city	330000 people	67 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
General Rafael Buelna International	MZT	10	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8800	67 km
Cosala		76				0	91 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Mazatlan	MXMZT	Mexico	70 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	El Salto	Elota	1985	67 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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