Forest fires in South West, Gironde and Landes, France (2022-08-10)

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Activation time (UTC): 2022-08-10 09:11:00<br>
Event time (UTC): 2022-08-09 00:00:00<br>
Event type: Wildfire (Forest fire)<br>
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Activation reason: <br>
An additional 6,000 hectares of pine forest are burning in the Landiras blaze since Tuesday afternoon forcing the evacuation of some 3800 people, in the same area already analysed in July for the Rapid Mapping activation EMSR592. The fire is extremely violent and has spread to the Landes department.<br>
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Reference products: 0<br>
Delineation products: 2<br>
Grading products: 0<br>
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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>