Charter activations

Hurricane Karl, Mexico

Last week, Hurricane Karl hit the coast of Veracruz state as a Category Three hurricane, leaving 18 dead, more than 40,000 displaced by the flooding of rivers and ditches, an undetermined number missing and thousands displaced across Veracruz, Tabasco, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Puebla, Tlaxcala, Nuevo Leon and Tamaulipas.

Type of Event:	Hurricane, Flood
Location of Event:	Mexico
Date of Charter Activation:	22 September 2010
Charter Requestor:	USGS on behalf of Mexico National Center for Disaster Protection
Project Management:	USGS

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Flooded areas for Hurricane Karl
September 2010
Veracruz, Mexico

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Acquired: September 2010

Source: PALSAR, RADARSAT-1, Envisat