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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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Source: Sentinel-2
Acquired: 17/02/2022, 19/02/2022

Category: Dossier

Copyright: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2022)
Report produced by UNOSAT / UNITAR

Preliminary satellite-derived road damage assessment in Vatovavy Fitovinany Region of Madagascar

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Source: Pleiades
Acquired: 16/02/2022

Category: Dossier

Copyright: Includes Pleiades material © CNES (2022), Distribution Airbus DS.
Report produced by UNITAR/UNOSAT

Satellite detected water extents in Farafangana and Vangaindrano District, Atsimo Atsinanana Region, Madagascar

Source: Sentinel-1
Acquired: 15/02/2022

Category: Delineation Monitoring Maps

Copyright: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2022)
Map produced by UNITAR/UNOSAT

Satellite detected water extents in Farafangana District, Atsimo Atsinanana Region, Madagascar

Source: Sentinel-1
Acquired: 15/02/2022

Category: Delineation Monitoring Maps

Copyright: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2022)
Map produced by UNITAR/UNOSAT

Preliminary Satellite-Derived Road Damage Assessment in Atsimo Atsinanana Province of Madagascar

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Source: Pleiades
Acquired: 15/02/2022

Category: Dossier

Copyright: Includes Pleiades material © CNES (2022), Distribution Airbus DS.
Report produced by UNITAR/UNOSAT

Satellite detected water extents in Farafangana District, Atsimo Atsinanana Region, Madagascar

Source: TerraSAR-X
Acquired: 08/02/2022

Category: Delineation Map

Copyright: TerraSAR-X © DLR e.V. (2022), Distribution Airbus DS Geo GmbH
Map produced by UNITAR/UNOSAT

Satellite detected water extents in Farafangana and Vangaindrano Districts, Atsimo Atsinanana Region, Madagascar

Source: RCM
Acquired: 08/02/2022

Category: Reference Map

Copyright: RADARSAT Constellation Mission Imagery © Government of Canada (2022) - RADARSAT is an official mark of the Canadian Space Agency
Map produced by UNITAR/UNOSAT

Satellite detected water extents in Midongy-Atsimo Aistrict, Atsimo Atsinanana Region, Madagascar

Source: Sentinel-1
Acquired: 08/02/2022

Category: Delineation Map

Copyright: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2022)
Map produced by UNITAR/UNOSAT

Satellite detected water extents in Betroka District, Anosy Region, Madagascar

Source: Sentinel-1, Sentinel-2
Acquired: Sentinel-1: 08/02/2022
Sentinel-2 09/02/2022

Category: Delineation Map

Copyright: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2022)
Map produced by UNITAR / UNOSAT

Satellite-detected water extents in Amboasary-Atsimo and Taolagnaro Districts, Anosy Region

Source: Sentinel-1
Acquired: 08/02/2022

Category: Delineation Map

Copyright: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2022)
Map produced by UNITAR / UNOSAT

Satellite detected water extents in Vatovavy Fitovinany Region, Madagascar

Source: Sentinel-1
Acquired: 08/02/2022

Category: Delineation Map

Copyright: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2022)
Map produced by UNITAR / UNOSAT

Satellite detected water extents in Miandrivozo District, Menabe Region, Madagascar

Source: Sentinel-2
Acquired: 07/02/2022

Category: Delineation Map

Copyright: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2022)
Map produced by UNITAR / UNOSAT

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