Overall Green Forest fire alert in Mexico from 12 May 2022 00:00 UTC to 22 May 2022 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (10136 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 1006191
Countries:	Mexico
Start Date - Last detection*:	12 May 2022 - 22 May 2022
Duration (days):	10
People affected:	139 in the burned area
Burned area:	10136 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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20 May 03:52 22 May 03:55 23 May 04:53

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	139	7015	20 May 2022 03:00	GWIS
2	0.5	139	9664	22 May 2022 03:00	GWIS
3	0.5	139	10136	23 May 2022 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 Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Pijijiapan, Tonalá, Arriaga, Jallenango, Chiapa de Corzo, Cintalapa, Mapastepec, Venustiano Carranza, and San Cristóbal de Las Casas.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	35000 people
5 km	7000 people
2 km	2900 people
1 km	1700 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Protected Area	6682 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Chiapas	Mexico	3.5 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Pijijiapan	Chiapas	Mexico	City	15000 people	42 km
Tonalá	Chiapas	Mexico	City	32000 people	48 km
Arriaga	Chiapas	Mexico	City	22000 people	64 km
Jallenango	Chiapas	Mexico	City	-	66 km
Chiapa de Corzo	Chiapas	Mexico	City	-	78 km
Tuxtla Gutiérrez	Chiapas	Mexico	Major city	440000 people	79 km
Cintalapa	Chiapas	Mexico	City	33000 people	82 km
Mapastepec	Chiapas	Mexico	City	16000 people	82 km
Venustiano Carranza	Chiapas	Mexico	City	15000 people	85 km
San Cristóbal de Las Casas	Chiapas	Mexico	City	120000 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
Francisco Sarabia		579				0	77 km
Llano San Juan	TGZ	1052	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8200	79 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	El Portillo	Cuxtepeques	1980	44 km
Angostura	La Angostura	Grijalva	1974	68 km
	Manuel Moreno Torres	Grijalva	1980	100 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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