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Cyclone Harold in Tonga
Tropical Cyclone Harold continued its destructive path by hitting the island of Tonga. Harold had previously tracked across Vanuatu and Fiji. The island of Tonga declared a state of emergency and warned residents to take shelter.
Cyclone Harold gained strength after passing across Fiji hitting Tonga as a category 5 storm with wind speeds of over 150mph.
Power has been cut in parts of Tonga and several tourist areas have been completely destroyed. The Red Cross Vanuatu Secretary-General reported that many buildings and crops have been destroyed and some people in the most-affected areas have lost everything.
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused problems with relief efforts as Vanuatu, Fiji and Tonga are reluctant to open borders which could compromise coronavirus containment efforts.
Тип события: | Cyclone |
Место события: | Tonga |
Date of Charter Activation: | 2020-04-09 |
Время активации Хартии: | 21:51 |
TЧасовой пояс в районе активации Хартии: | UTC+02:00 |
Запрос на активацию поступил от: | UNITAR on behalf of United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) | Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP)) |
Номер активации: | 649 |
Менеждер проекта от: | UNITAR/UNOSAT |
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Preliminary Satellie Derived Damage Assessement, Tonga
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Получено: Pleiades: 10/04/2020 and 12/04/2020
Источник: Pleiades