Title: Forest fires in Leiria District, Portugal (2017-06-18)
Activation time (UTC): 2017-06-18 20:43:00 Event time (UTC): 2017-06-17 13:00:00 Event type: Wildfire (Forest fire)
Activation reason:
Starting on Saturday 17th June 2017 during an intense heatwave and rainless thunderstorms, huge forest fires erupted across Portugal, particularly in Leiria District (Pedrogão Grande, Fire of Pampilhosa) northeast of Lisbon. Many victims are reported and numerous towns and villages evacuated. The road where most people died is EN-236-1 which runs between Pampilhosa da Serra and Castalheira de Pêra.
Reference maps produced: 0 Delineation maps produced: 34 Grading maps produced: 27
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.
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Copernicus EMS Rapid Mapping Activation [EMSR207]: Forest fires in Leiria District, Portugal (2017-06-18)
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| Issue date | 2017-06-18 |
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| Landing page | http://emergency.copernicus.eu/EMSR207 |
| Language | English |
| Data theme(s) | Regions and cities; Science and technology |
| EuroVoc domain(s) | 72 GEOGRAPHY |
| Identifier | http://data.europa.eu/89h/6d3c8773-41e5-41d7-982f-0240da2bfb33 |
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| Geographic bounding box | 40.1467159782° N, -7.64872683761° E, 39.7829852875° S, -8.49946806945° W |
| Coordinate Reference System | ETRS89 / LAEA Europe |
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