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Mexico - Wildfires, update (ECHO 28 Mar 2024)
Pubdate: 3/28/2024 11:15:10 AM

Several wildfires have been burning across Mexico since 15 March, causing casualties and damage. The major ongoing active fire is across Guerrero and Mexico States, and according to the JRC Global Wildfire Information System (GWIS), this wildfires has burnt an area of approximately 9,100 ha.
According to media, as of 27 March, at least four people died in Mexico State and a total of 400 wildfires, with 116 still active fires, have burnt more than 13,000 ha.
Over the next 24 hours, according to the JRC Global Wildfire Information System (GWIS), the fire danger forecast remains from high to very extreme in most of the western part of the Country.

(3/28/2024 11:17:06 AM - 3/29/2024 9:30:06 AM)

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