Forest Fire (14509 ha) in Mexico 28 Feb 2023

Event summary

This forest fire can have a low humanitarian impact based on the and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID WF 1012457
Countries: Mexico
Start Date - Last detection*: 28 Feb 2023 - 17 Mar 2023
Duration (days): 17
People affected: 1 in the burned area
Burned area: 14509 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Articles: 97 | About casualties: 56 | Last hour: 0

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The fires have affected 440 980 hectares and destroyed 1 987 homes. Fe ... 2023-02-21T05:31+0100.

On Monday, Interior Undersecretary Manuel Monsalve said in an update on the situation that of the 260 active forest fire outbreaks, 77 are currently being fought in the south-central part of the country. RELATED: Although the emergency cont
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Emergency for forest fires continues in center-south of Chile2023-02-20T15:56+0100.

Santiago de Chile, Feb 20 (Prensa Latina) Firefighters from several countries continue battling against forest fires in the center-south of Chile, mainly in the regions of Biobio, Ñuble, and Araucania, where there are still 260 active sourc
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Smokey Bear might be used as license plate design2023-02-17T23:23+0100.

FILE – This June 26, 2007, file photo shows a sign depicting U.S. Forest mascot Smokey Bear on a fire danger sign in South Lake Tahoe, Calif., as smoke Read More FILE – This June 26, 2007, file photo shows a sign depicting U.S. Forest masco
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: (2), EC-JRC (27), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), JRC (1),