Forest Fires in Attika, Greece (2018-07-24)

<br/> Activation time (UTC): 2018-07-24 14:15:00<br/> Event time (UTC): 2018-07-23 09:00:00<br/> Event type: Wildfire (Forest fire)<br/> <br/> Activation reason: <br/> Two large fires broke out on the central-southern Greece mainland (Attica region) on 23 July 2018, causing significant casualties, village evacuations, damage to property while burning thousands of hectares of forestry. Regional Greek authorities have declared a state of emergency in the eastern and western parts of greater Athens, and the EU Civil Protection Mechanism has been activated to request for aerial and ground firefighting assets.<br/> <br/> Reference products: 0<br/> Delineation products: 6<br/> Grading products: 2<br/> <br/> 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.<br/>