Overall Green Forest fire alert in Mexico from 30 Apr 2022 00:00 UTC to 11 May 2022 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 1006074
Countries:	Mexico
Start Date - Last detection*:	30 Apr 2022 - 11 May 2022
Duration (days):	11
People affected:	687 in the burned area
Burned area:	5401 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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11 May 05:00 12 May 04:58

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	687	5070	11 May 2022 03:00	GWIS
2		0.5	687	5401	12 May 2022 03:00	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 Chilpancingo, Acapulco, Tixtla, Manzintla, Atoyac, San Marcos, Ayutla, Tecpan, Teloloapan, Iguala, and Huitzuco.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	13000 people
5 km	8800 people
2 km	1300 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Guerrero	Mexico	2.9 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Chilpancingo	Guerrero	Mexico	Major city	160000 people	30 km
Tixtla	Guerrero	Mexico	City	21000 people	41 km
Manzintla	Guerrero	Mexico	City	-	69 km
Acapulco	Guerrero	Mexico	Major city	640000 people	71 km
Atoyac	Guerrero	Mexico	City	20000 people	75 km
San Marcos	Guerrero	Mexico	City	12000 people	84 km
Ayutla	Guerrero	Mexico	City	9900 people	92 km
Tecpan	Guerrero	Mexico	City	14000 people	94 km
Teloloapan	Guerrero	Mexico	City	21000 people	100 km
Iguala	Guerrero	Mexico	City	110000 people	102 km
Huitzuco	Guerrero	Mexico	City	16000 people	104 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
Chilpancingo		1280	Civ.	Paved	No	4400	30 km
Pie de la Cuesta		6				0	66 km
Alvarez International	ACA	5	Civ.	Paved	Yes	10800	78 km
Iguala		865				0	93 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Acapulco	MXACA	Mexico	71 km
Puerto Marques		Mexico	73 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Carlos Ramirez Ulloa	Balsas	1986	58 km
	El Guineo	Nexpa	1985	96 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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