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Hurricane Otis in Mexico
Hurricane Otis roared ashore on Mexico's pacific coast shortly after midnight on Wednesday 25 October 2023 with 165mph winds and torrential rainfall, Acapulco was among the areas worst hit with 80% of the resort's hotels damaged and streets flooded.
Otis is the strongest ever storm to make landfall on Mexico's west coast. The hurricane underwent explosive intensification from a Category 1 to Category 5 in just 12 hours, catching forecasters by surprise.
It took nearly a full day for authorities to partially reopen the main highway connecting Acapulco to the state capital Chilpancingo and Mexico City. The vital ground link allowed dozens of emergency vehicles, personnel and trucks carrying supplies to reach the battered city's port.
Acapulco's commercial and military airports were still too badly damaged to resume flights, though Mexico's president said the plan was to establish an air bridge to move in resources to help set up rescue operations.
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| Type of Event: | Hurricane |
| Location of Event: | Mexico |
| Date of Charter Activation: | 2023-10-25 |
| Time of Charter Activation: | 18:55 |
| Time zone of Charter Activation: | UTC-05:00 |
| Charter Requestor: | CENAPRED |
| Activation ID: | 847 |
| Project Management: | Némiga Xanat Antonio (Autonomous University of Mexico State) |
| Value Adding: | Konstantin Homenkov (Geoniformation systems) NOAA Inegi Copernicus EMS (Copernicus EMS) Teodoro Hunger (UNITAR/UNOSAT) Adan Salazar (Mexican Space Agency-Autonomous University of Mexico State) Isabel Cruz (CONABIO) Academia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo A.C. |
 | Activation handled in collaboration with Copernicus Emergency Management Service |
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Areas affected by Hurricane Otis in Acapulco, Mexico
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Copyright: Includes Pleiades Neo material © Airbus DS (2023)
Report produced by the Copernicus Emergency Services
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Acquired: 29/11/2023
Source: Pleiades Neo
Category: Grading Map
Areas affected by Hurricane Otis on the Acapulco Coast, Mexico
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Report produced by the Copernicus Emergency Service.
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Acquired: 28/10/2023
Source: WorldView-3
Category: Grading Map
Regional Map of Flooding in the Acapulco region, Mexico
Copyright: RADARSAT Constellation Mission Imagery © Government of Canada (2023) - RADARSAT is an official mark of the Canadian Space Agency.
Map produced by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA)
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Acquired: 27/10/2023
Source: RCM
Category: Delineation Map
Preliminary Satellite Derived Damage Assessment of Acapulco town, Acapulco de Juárez Municipality, Guerrero State, Mexico
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Copyright: WorldView-2 © (2023) DigitalGlobe, Inc., Longmont CO USA 80503. DigitalGlobe and the DigitalGlobe logos are trademarks of DigitalGlobe, Inc. The use and/or dissemination of this data and/or of any product in any way derived there from are restricted. Unauthorized use and/or dissemination is prohibited.
GeoEye-1 © 2004 GeoEye NextView License.
Report produced by UNITAR/UNOSAT
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Acquired: WorldView-2: 12/10/2023 and 31/10/2023
GeoEye-1: 06/01/2023
Source: WorldView-2 and GeoEye-1
Category: Reference Map
Preliminary satellite-derived damage assessment, Guerrero State, Mexico
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Copyright: Includes Pleiades material © CNES (2023), Distribution Airbus DS.
WorldView-3 © (2023) DigitalGlobe, Inc., Longmont CO USA 80503. DigitalGlobe and the DigitalGlobe logos are trademarks of DigitalGlobe, Inc. The use and/or dissemination of this data and/or of any product in any way derived there from are restricted. Unauthorized use and/or dissemination is prohibited.
Report produced by UNOSAT/UNITAR
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Acquired: Pleiades: 29/10/2023 and 30/10/2023
WorldView-3: 27/10/2023
Source: Pleiades and WorldView-3
Category: Reference Map
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