Overall Green Forest fire alert in Mexico from 12 May 2022 00:00 UTC to 19 May 2022 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (7185 ha) in Mexico 12 May 2022

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 1006183
Countries:	Mexico
Start Date - Last detection*:	12 May 2022 - 19 May 2022
Duration (days):	7
People affected:	1 in the burned area
Burned area:	7185 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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20 May 03:49

Impact Timeline

ID	Alert color	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1		0.5	1	7185	20 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 Petatlán, Coyuca de Catalán, and Huetamo.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	5000 people
5 km	3500 people
2 km	1900 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
Petatlán	Guerrero	Mexico	City	20000 people	50 km
Coyuca de Catalán	Guerrero	Mexico	City	-	81 km
Huetamo	Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	City	22000 people	88 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
Ixtapa Zihuatanejo International	ZIH	6	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8200	43 km
El Infiernillo		511				0	77 km
Huetamo		300				0	82 km
Santa Barbara		299				0	87 km
Lazaro Cardenas	LZC	12	Civ.	Paved	No	4900	90 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Lazaro Cardenas	MXLZC	Mexico	84 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Inhernillo	El Infiernillo	Balsas	1963	64 km
	Jose M. Morelos	Balsas	1968	86 km
	Andres Figueroa	Ajuchitlan	1983	92 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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