Title: Fires in Sicily (2016-06-23)
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.
Reference maps produced: 0 Delineation maps produced: 0 Grading maps produced: 10
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 [EMSR169]: Fires in Sicily (2016-06-23)
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| Issue date | 2016-06-23 |
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| Landing page | http://emergency.copernicus.eu/EMSR169 |
| Language | English |
| Data theme(s) | Regions and cities; Science and technology |
| EuroVoc domain(s) | 72 GEOGRAPHY |
| Identifier | http://data.europa.eu/89h/f968edcc-0cfa-4367-a5fe-195f9bc35957 |
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| Geographic bounding box | 38.3195521868° N, 15.5132750416° E, 36.72216467° S, 11.9156684575° W |
| Coordinate Reference System | ETRS89 / LAEA Europe |
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