Forest fire in southern Albania (2017-08-03)

<br/> Activation time (UTC): 2017-08-03 13:35:00<br/> Event time (UTC): 2017-08-03 08:00:00<br/> Event type: Wildfire (Forest fire)<br/> <br/> Activation reason: <br/> Large forest areas, pastures and bushes have been burned down due to a series of wildfires during the last 24 hours in the southern Albania. Aerial intervention is needed in some districts due to the rough topography and mountainous terrain.<br/> <br/> Reference products: 0<br/> Delineation products: 4<br/> Grading products: 4<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/>