Overall Green Forest fire alert in Mexico from 19 May 2023 00:00 UTC to 07 Jun 2023 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (5470 ha) in Mexico 19 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 1014648
Countries:	Mexico
Start Date - Last detection*:	19 May 2023 - 07 Jun 2023
Duration (days):	19
People affected:	675 in the burned area
Burned area:	5470 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	0	5097	05 Jun 2023 08:00	GWIS
2	0.5	1	5282	06 Jun 2023 08:00	GWIS
3	0.5	675	5470	08 Jun 2023 08:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Mexico , State of Nayarit (population 897,046) . The nearest places are Escuinapa, Acaponeta, Tecuala, and Villa Unión.

CCI Land Cover

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

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Nayarit	Mexico	900000 people
Durango	Mexico	1.5 million people
Sinaloa	Mexico	2.4 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Escuinapa	Sinaloa	Mexico	City	28000 people	57 km
Acaponeta	Nayarit	Mexico	City	18000 people	63 km
Tecuala	Nayarit	Mexico	City	15000 people	74 km
Villa Unión	Sinaloa	Mexico	City	13000 people	85 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
Rancho los Cabras		3				0	59 km
Acaponeta		84				0	64 km
Teacapan		6				0	66 km
La Candelaria del Alto		1940				0	87 km
General Rafael Buelna International	MZT	10	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8800	90 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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