Fires in Sicily (2016-06-23)

Description


Activation time (UTC): 2016-06-23 18:07:00
Event time (UTC): 2016-06-16 03:00:00
Event type: Forest fire, wild fire

Activation reason:
On 16 June, several fires started in Sicily Region involving large areas of regional forested territory, towns and villages. The wild fires were fanned by temperatures of up to 40°C and strong southern wind as the “scirocco”. Schools and homes were temporary evacuated and damages to infrastructures and private and public structures have been reported.

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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/EMSR169

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  • emergency-management
  • italy
  • emergency
  • copernicus-service
  • forest-fire
  • copernicus
  • copernicus-emergency-management-service-rapid-mapping-activation
  • ita
  • cems
  • copernicus-emergency-management-service
  • rapid-mapping
  • mapping
  • wild-fire
  • copernicus-ems
  • emsr169

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  • REGI
  • TECH

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