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Tropical Cyclone Batsirai in Madagascar
Tropical Cyclone Batsirai killed at least 10 people in southeastern Madagascar, after making landfall on 5 February, bringing heavy rains and strong winds.
This is the second storm to hit the Indian Ocean island in just two weeks.
One of the worst-hit towns was Nosy Varika on the east coast, where almost 95% of buildings were destroyed and access to it was cut off by severe flooding.
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Type of Event: | Ocean Storm - Cyclone |
Location of Event: | Madagascar |
Date of Charter Activation: | 2022-02-04 |
Time of Charter Activation: | 19:52 |
Time zone of Charter Activation: | UTC+01:00 |
Charter Requestor: | UNITAR on behalf of United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs ¦ Regional Office for Southern & Eastern Africa BUREAU NATIONAL DE GESTION DES RISQUES ET DES CATASTROPHES (BNGRC) |
Activation ID: | 750 |
Project Management: | UNITAR |
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Preliminary satellite-derived flood assessment in Amoron'I Mania and Vakinankaratra regions of Madagascar
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Copyright: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2022)
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Acquired: 17/02/2022, 19/02/2022
Source: Sentinel-2
Category: Dossier
Preliminary satellite-derived road damage assessment in Vatovavy Fitovinany Region of Madagascar
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Acquired: 16/02/2022
Source: Pleiades
Category: Dossier
Satellite detected water extents in Farafangana and Vangaindrano District, Atsimo Atsinanana Region, Madagascar
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Acquired: 15/02/2022
Source: Sentinel-1
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Preliminary Satellite-Derived Road Damage Assessment in Atsimo Atsinanana Province of Madagascar
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Acquired: 15/02/2022
Source: Pleiades
Category: Dossier
Satellite detected water extents in Farafangana and Vangaindrano Districts, Atsimo Atsinanana Region, Madagascar
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Acquired: 08/02/2022
Source: RCM
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Satellite detected water extents in Betroka District, Anosy Region, Madagascar
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Acquired: Sentinel-1: 08/02/2022
Sentinel-2 09/02/2022
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Category: Delineation Map