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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copernicus EMS Rapid Mapping Activation [EMSR216]: Forest fire in Natural Reserve of Calar (2017-08-03) | ESRI Shape | Open resource |