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Wildfire in Chile
Wildfires spread across central Chile on 03 February, mainly affecting the region of Valparaíso. At least 3,000 homes were destroyed and the current was 123.
The forest fires broke out near densely populated areas, several blocks of homes and businesses were completely destroyed. Ash covered, burnt out cars lined the streets. Three shelters were set up in the Valparaiso region, where four hospitals and three nursing homes had to be evacuated.
The fires followed a recent heat wave that affected this region of South America, causing droughts and dry conditions in forests. When the fires started, El Niño weather patterns resulted in strong winds which caused the fires to spread. It is estimated that 43,000 hectares were burnt.
| Type of Event: | Wildfire |
| Location of Event: | Chile |
| Date of Charter Activation: | 2024-02-03 |
| Time of Charter Activation: | 11:05 |
| Time zone of Charter Activation: | UTC-03:00 |
| Charter Requestor: | SENAPRED |
| Activation ID: | 859 |
| Project Management: | Marcelo Duran (Natural Resources Information Center (CIREN)) |
| act-value-adders: | Copernicus EMS (Copernicus EMS) DLR Laercio Massaru Namikawa (INPE) |
 | Activation handled in collaboration with Copernicus Emergency Management Service |
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Areas affected by Wildfires in Santa Cruz, Chile
Copyright: SPOT-6 and 7 © Airbus DS (2024).
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2024).
Map produced by Copernicus EMS
Information about the Product
Acquired: Sentinel-2: 09/12/2023
SPOT-6 and 7: 06/02/2024
Source: Sentinel-2, SPOT-6 and SPOT-7
Category: Delineation Map
A Delineation Map showing areas where Wildfires have occurred in the Valparaiso region, Chile
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Copyright: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2023).
WorldView-2 © Maxar Technologies, Inc. (2024)
Map produced by Copernicus EMS
Information about the Product
Acquired: Sentinel-2: 08/01/2024
WorldView-2: 05/02/2024
Source: Sentinel-2 and WorldView-2
Category: Delineation Map
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