Waste burning in Rome, Italy (2020-08-18)

<br/> Activation time (UTC): 2020-08-18 13:47:00<br/> Event time (UTC): 2020-08-18 13:00:00<br/> Event type: Wildfire (Urban fires)<br/> <br/> Activation reason: <br/> Since 8 of August there have been several fires due to the burning of waste in the municipality of Rome. The fires are no longer active but still caused pollution emissions, road interruption and even the evacuation of the population. In the event of the 8th of August, 27 peoples were evacuated from their houses for safety reasons.<br/> <br/> Reference products: 0<br/> Delineation products: 4<br/> Grading products: 0<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/>