Title: Forest fire Portugal (2017-10-16)
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 maps produced: 0 Delineation maps produced: 4 Grading maps produced: 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.
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Copernicus EMS Rapid Mapping Activation [EMSR250]: Forest fire Portugal (2017-10-16)
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| Issue date | 2017-10-16 |
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| Landing page | http://emergency.copernicus.eu/EMSR250 |
| Language | English |
| Data theme(s) | Regions and cities; Science and technology |
| EuroVoc domain(s) | 72 GEOGRAPHY |
| Identifier | http://data.europa.eu/89h/ba7096f5-0099-4bc1-a7a7-9c29d65da94a |
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| Geographic bounding box | 42.1989051° N, -7.28416828171° E, 39.5874762037° S, -9.15780839458° W |
| Coordinate Reference System | ETRS89 / LAEA Europe |
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