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Tropical Cyclone Kevin in Vanuatu
The nation of Vanuatu which is spread across 13 principal islands in the south-western Pacific, has been under a state of emergency as category 4 Cyclone Kevin brought gale-force winds and torrential rain to the Pacific nation battling its second major cyclone in a week after Cyclone Judy battered Port Vila on 1 March, cutting power and forcing some residents to evacuate.
Hundreds of people remained in emergency evacuation centres in the capital Port Vila as Kevin brought destructive winds and heavy rainfall.
No casualties were reported but a number of properties have been flattened and many homes and businesses reported power outages.
Cyclone Kevin passed over Port Vila late on 3 March and was moving across the southern island province of Tafea on 4 March, bringing wind gusts in excess of 230km/h, according to the country's meteorology department.
Disaster response agencies are preparing for further damage from Cyclone Kevin and are braced for a long recovery ahead.
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| Type of Event: | Ocean Storm - Cyclone |
| Location of Event: | Vanuatu |
| Date of Charter Activation: | 2023-03-03 |
| Time of Charter Activation: | 13:46 |
| Time zone of Charter Activation: | UTC+01:00 |
| Charter Requestor: | UNITAR on behalf of United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) | Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific |
| Activation ID: | 808 |
| Project Management: | Samir Belabbes (UNITAR) |
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Damage Assessment in North Tanna Council, Tanna Island - Tafea Province, Vanuatu
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Acquired: 04/03/2023, 07/03/2023
Source: WorldView-2
Category: Grading Map
Tropical Cyclones Judy And Kevin, Preliminary Satellite-derived Assessment in Vanuatu-Penama, Malampa, Shefa, and Tefea Provinces
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Copyright: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2023)
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Acquired: Sentinel-2: 02/02/2023, 08/03/2023
WorldView-2: 06/05/2022
WorldView-3: 04/03/2023
Source: Sentinel-2 / WorldView-2 / WorldView-3
Category: Gradient Monitoring Maps
Damage Assessment in North Tanna Council, Tanna Island - Tafea Province, Vanuatu
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Acquired: 15/06/2022, 04/03/2023
Source: WorldView-2
Category: Grading Map
Damage Assessment in Luganville and South East Santo Councils, Espiritu Santo Island - Sanma Province
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Map produced by UNITAR / UNOSAT
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Acquired: 04/03/2023, 06/03/2023
Source: Pleiades
Category: Grading Map
Tropical Cyclones Judy and Kevin preliminary satellite derived assessment in Vanuatu
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Includes Pleiades material © CNES (2023), Distribution Airbus DS.
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Acquired: WorldView-2: 11/07/2022
Pleiades: 05/03/2023
Source: WorldView-2 / Pleiades
Category: Delineation Map
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