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This false-colour image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission on 26 July 2023 shows the aftermath of the outbreak of wildfires in the area around the city of Palermo in Sicily, Italy.
Using the mission's near-infrared channel, that highlights vegetation in shades of red, the extent of burned ground can be clearly seen in dark brown, providing an idea of the size of the area affected by the fires, with a preliminary rough estimate of 6000 hectares lost at the time of the acquisition.