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Flood in Madagascar
Tropical Cyclone Enawo has been classified as the most destructive storm to hit Madagascar in years‚ with winds in excess of 231 km/h, making it a Category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Wind Scale. Aid organisations are warning that more than 700‚000 people could be affected by the storm, but some reports suggest that there have already been fatalities and numerous injuries as the category-four cyclone nears the capital Antananarivo.
Furthermore, NOAA's National Hurricane Center reported that a Category 4 hurricane can severely damage homes and infrastructure; trees will fall and power poles will be downed, causing power outages to last from weeks to months. Consequently, most of the area will be uninhabitable for weeks or months.
| Type of Event: | Ocean Storm - Cyclone |
| Location of Event: | Madagascar |
| Date of Charter Activation: | 6 March 2017 |
| Time of Charter Activation: | 11:49:00 |
| Time zone of Charter Activation: | UTC+01:00 |
| Charter Requestor: | UNITAR-UNOSAT on behalf of UNOCHA |
| Activation ID: | 521 |
| Project Management: | UNITAR |
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Satellite detected waters extent and evolution in Maroantsetra area, Analanjirofo region, Madagascar
Copyright: TerraSAR-X DLR e. V. 2017, Distribution: Airbus DS Geo GmbH
RADARSAT-2 Data and Products © MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (2017) - All Rights Reserved. RADARSAT is an official trademark of the Canadian Space Agency.
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Acquired: TerraSAR-X: 08/03/2017 and 10/03/2017
RADARSAT-2: 04/05/2014
Source: TerraSAR-X / RADARSAT-2
Satellite detected surface water in Maroantsetra area, Madagascar
Copyright: RADARSAT-2 Data and Products © MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (2017) - All Rights Reserved. RADARSAT is an official trademark of the Canadian Space Agency.
TerraSAR-X DLR e. V. 2017, Distribution: Airbus DS Geo GmbH
Map produced by UNITAR / UNOSAT
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Acquired: RADARSAT-2: 08/03/2017
TerraSAR-X: 04/05/2014
Source: RADARSAT-2 / TerraSAR-X
Population exposure analysis of Madagascar following Tropical Cyclone Enawo on 07 March 2017
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Copyright: Report produced by UNITAR/UNOSAT
Population exposure analysis of Madagascar following Tropical Cyclone Enawo on 06 March 2017
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