Description
Activation time (UTC): 2021-07-03 19:17:00
Event time (UTC): 2021-07-03 12:00:00
Event type: Wildfire (Forest fire)
Activation reason:
On the afternoon of 3 July, a fire broke out in the Limassol district. Houses were destroyed and large areas of pine forest and other vegetation were burned in just a few hours. The Arakapas village has been evacuated as well as the district boundaries into Larnaca, Melini, Ora, Odou, Sykopetra, and Eptagonia, Ayioi Vavatsinias, and Vavatsinia.
Reference products: 0
Delineation products: 1
Grading products: 1
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 [EMSR515]: Fire in Cyprus (2021-07-03) | ESRI Shape | Open resource |