Fire in Chernobyl, Ukraine (2020-04-14)

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Activation time (UTC): 2020-04-14 12:00:00<br>
Event time (UTC): 2020-04-11 00:00:00<br>
Event type: Wildfire (Forest fire)<br>
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Activation reason: <br>
On 08 April 2020, a fire broke out in a Ukrainian forest within the exclusion zone surrounding the abandoned nuclear power plant at Chernobyl. Helicopters and planes have been called in to battle the flames amid fears of exposure to increased radiation from the burning of contaminated forest and soil. The fires have continued to expand. Copernicus EMS RM is asked to produce Reference, First Estimate, Delineation and Grading maps.<br>
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Reference products: 1<br>
Delineation products: 6<br>
Grading products: 1<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>