Summary
The fires have consumed over 12,000 hectares of forest and farmland in the past week.
Data from the European Union's Copernicus satellite system is being used to monitor the situation.
Key Points
3 points1
Water‑dropping aircraft are actively fighting the flames.
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More than 12,000 hectares of land have burned.
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Copernicus satellite observations help track the fire's progress.
New Words to Learn
5 wordswildfires
big fires that happen in forests or grasslands
hectares
a way to measure land, about the size of a big sports field
agricultural
related to farms and growing food
Copernicus Earth observation programme
a group of satellites that take pictures of Earth to help scientists
European Union
a group of many countries in Europe that work together
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