Description
Activation time (UTC): 2017-10-16 17:26:00
Event time (UTC): 2017-10-15 10:00:00
Event type: Wildfire (Forest fire)
Activation reason:
At least 27 people have died as a result of wildfires sparked around the country amid high temperatures and strong winds fanned by the ex-hurricane storm Ophelia on Sunday 15 of October. Hundreds of wildfires have forced residents to flee from towns and villages.
Reference products: 0
Delineation products: 4
Grading products: 4
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/EMSR250 |
Tags
- prt
- emergency-management
- emergency
- copernicus-service
- copernicus
- wildfire
- copernicus-emergency-management-service-rapid-mapping-activation
- cems
- portugal
- emsr250
- copernicus-emergency-management-service
- rapid-mapping
- mapping
- copernicus-ems
Topics
- REGI
- TECH