Overall Green Forest fire in Mexico from 12 Apr 2024 00:00 UTC to 26 Apr 2024 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (6386 ha) in Mexico 12 Apr 2024

Event summary

This forest fire is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the burned area and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID	WF 1019610
Countries:	Mexico
Start Date - Last detection*:	12 Apr 2024 - 26 Apr 2024
Duration (days):	14
People affected:	29 in the burned area
Burned area:	6386 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Impact Timeline

ID	Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	31	5676	24 Apr 2024 08:00	GWIS
2	0.5	29	5677	25 Apr 2024 08:01	GWIS
3	0.5	29	6262	26 Apr 2024 08:00	GWIS
4	0.5	29	6386	27 Apr 2024 08:01	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 Acapulco, Chilpancingo, Atoyac, Tecpan, San Marcos, Tixtla, and Manzintla.

Radius	Population
10 km	21000 people
5 km	6000 people
2 km	2200 people
1 km	1500 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
Acapulco	Guerrero	Mexico	Major city	640000 people	37 km
Atoyac	Guerrero	Mexico	City	20000 people	40 km
Tecpan	Guerrero	Mexico	City	14000 people	61 km
Chilpancingo	Guerrero	Mexico	Major city	160000 people	74 km
San Marcos	Guerrero	Mexico	City	12000 people	80 km
Tixtla	Guerrero	Mexico	City	21000 people	85 km
Manzintla	Guerrero	Mexico	City	-	100 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
Pie de la Cuesta		6				0	27 km
Alvarez International	ACA	5	Civ.	Paved	Yes	10800	54 km
Chilpancingo		1280	Civ.	Paved	No	4400	75 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Acapulco	MXACA	Mexico	38 km
Puerto Marques		Mexico	43 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Carlos Ramirez Ulloa	Balsas	1986	90 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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