The wildfire emergency continues in Greece
Multiple fires continue to ravage Greece. Among the most significant are those currently raging in the Sterea Ellada region, the East Macedonia and Thrace regions, and on the islands of Euboea and Rhodope.
One of the fires that is causing the worst destruction is the one ongoing in the East Macedonia and Thrace region. Firefighters are actively working to prevent the fire from progressing toward Dadia National Park, where the charred remains of 18 people were found. The burn scar of this fire is visible in this image acquired by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites on 23 August.
The Rapid Mapping module of the Copernicus Emergency Management Service (CEMS) has been activated (EMSR686) to provide detailed burn scar delineation and damage grading maps of the affected areas. According to CEMS, the affected area as of 23 August 2023 stands at 72,344.5 ha.
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