The JRC’s European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS) has mapped – through remote sensing – more than 217 000 ha as burnt in the EU this year, 80% of which covering forests and natural areas. More than half of the areas burnt – about 60% – were the result of wildfires in the past 12 days. An accurate estimation of areas burnt will be known once national authorities supply data from the field.
The situation has been dramatic in several EU countries over the past week, with major fire events in Portugal, Spain and southern France.
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