Overall Green Forest fire alert in Mexico from 30 May 2023 00:00 UTC to 17 Jun 2023 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (10681 ha) in Mexico 30 May 2023

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 1014642
Countries:	Mexico
Start Date - Last detection*:	30 May 2023 - 17 Jun 2023
Duration (days):	18
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	10681 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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05 Jun 12:04 06 Jun 12:05 07 Jun 12:05 08 Jun 12:05 09 Jun 12:07 10 Jun 12:07 11 Jun 12:08 12 Jun 12:10 13 Jun 13:16 15 Jun 13:12 16 Jun 14:09 17 Jun 13:15 18 Jun 14:12

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	5450	05 Jun 2023 08:00	GWIS
2	0.5	5972	06 Jun 2023 08:00	GWIS
3	0.5	6645	07 Jun 2023 08:00	GWIS
4	0.5	7324	08 Jun 2023 08:00	GWIS
5	0.5	7745	09 Jun 2023 08:00	GWIS
6	0.5	8181	10 Jun 2023 08:00	GWIS
7	0.5	8292	11 Jun 2023 08:00	GWIS
8	0.5	8520	12 Jun 2023 08:00	GWIS
9	0.5	8924	13 Jun 2023 08:00	GWIS
10	0.5	9379	15 Jun 2023 08:00	GWIS
11	0.5	9826	16 Jun 2023 08:00	GWIS
12	0.5	10055	17 Jun 2023 08:00	GWIS
13	0.5	10681	18 Jun 2023 08:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Mexico , State of Campeche (population 582,193) . The nearest places are Ciudad del Carmen, Balancan, Emiliano Zapata, and Tenosique.

CCI Land Cover

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

Land Cover	area	Source
Protected Area	5819 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Campeche	Mexico	580000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Ciudad del Carmen	Campeche	Mexico	City	-	32 km
Balancan	Tabasco	Mexico	City	11000 people	65 km
Emiliano Zapata	Tabasco	Mexico	City	18000 people	73 km
Tenosique	Tabasco	Mexico	City	32000 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
Ciudad del Carmen	CME	2	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7200	32 km
San Pedro Tabasco		46				0	85 km
Palenque	PQM	61				0	102 km
Ciudad Pemex		6				0	104 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Ciudad Del Carmen	MXCME	Mexico	34 km

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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