Forest Fire (18417 ha) in Mexico 22 Apr 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 1014009
Countries: Mexico
Start Date - Last detection*: 22 Apr 2023 - 09 May 2023
Duration (days): 17
People affected: 1441 in the burned area
Burned area: 18417 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Canada seeks foreign help to fight spreading wildfires2023-05-18T22:02+0200.

Canada called for foreign help Wednesday to combat wildfires burning out of control and spreading across vast swathes of the western half of the country, Azernews reports citing Al Arabiya. The fires that have devastated the oil-producing A
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Canada seeks foreign help to fight spreading wildfires2023-05-18T21:58+0200.

The fires that have devastated the oil-producing Alberta province have in recent days spread to neighboring British Columbia and Saskatchewan as well as the Northwest Territories. Some 2,500 firefighters from across Canada backed by 400 mil
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Canada Seeks Foreign Help to Fight Spreading Wildfires2023-05-18T21:32+0200.

Canada called for foreign help Wednesday to combat wildfires burning out of control and spreading across vast swathes of the western half of the country. The fires that have devastated the oil-producing Alberta province have in recent days
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Forest fires: Canada launches international appeal for help2023-05-18T13:39+0200.

2023-05-18T11:38:13.924Z. Highlights: In Canada, numerous forest fires are spreading uncontrollably, and thousands of people have already had to be evacuated. Canada is now "reaching out to other countries, the United States, Mexico, Austra
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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),