Forest fire in Natural Reserve of Calar (2017-08-03)

Description


Activation time (UTC): 2017-08-03 08:11:00
Event time (UTC): 2017-07-27 07:20:00
Event type: Wildfire (Forest fire)

Activation reason:
A large area in a dense pine forest with difficult topography in Yeste in southeastern Spain burnt more than 3 000 hectares in only few days, while it affected 12 villages (more than 500 people) were evacuated. Vegetation and environmental damage is also a concern.

Reference products: 0
Delineation products: 5
Grading products: 5

Copernicus Emergency Management Service - Mapping is a service funded by European Commission aimed at providing actors in the management of natural and man-made disasters, in particular Civil Protection Authorities and Humanitarian Aid actors, with mapping products based on satellite imagery.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
61 https://emergency.copernicus.eu/EMSR216

Tags

  • emergency-management
  • emergency
  • copernicus-service
  • copernicus
  • esp
  • wildfire
  • copernicus-emergency-management-service-rapid-mapping-activation
  • spain
  • cems
  • copernicus-emergency-management-service
  • rapid-mapping
  • emsr216
  • mapping
  • copernicus-ems

Topics

  • REGI
  • TECH

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