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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., |
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Areas affected by Hurricane Otis on the Acapulco Coast
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Source: WorldView-3
Acquired: 28/10/2023
Category: Grading Map
Copyright: © (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 Copernicus Emergency Service
Report produced by Copernicus Emergency Service
Areas affected by Hurricane Otis inland Acapulco
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Download the full report
Source: PNEO
Acquired: 29/11/2023
Category: Grading Map
Copyright: Includes material © AIRBUS DS (2023)
Report produced by Copernicus Emergency Services
Report produced by Copernicus Emergency Services
A Map of Damaged Buildings and Residential Areas in Zona Costera, Laguna Coyuca, Mexico
Source: Pleiades
Acquired: 07/11/2023
Category: Grading Map
Copyright: Includes Pleiades material © CNES (2023), Distribution Airbus DS.
Map produced by UE Geoinformation Systems.
Map produced by UE Geoinformation Systems.
A Map of Damaged Buildings and Temporary Shelters in Zona Costera, Acapulco, Mexico
Source: Pleiades
Acquired: 07/11/2023
Category: Grading Map
Copyright: Includes Pleiades material © CNES (2023), Distribution Airbus DS.
Map produced by UE Geoinformation Systems.
Map produced by UE Geoinformation Systems.
Damaged Buildings after Hurricane Otis in the Western part of Zona Costera, Mexico
Source: Pleiades
Acquired: 01/11/2023
Category: Grading Map
Copyright: Includes Pleiades material © CNES (2023), Distribution Airbus DS.
Map produced by UE Geoinformation Systems.
Map produced by UE Geoinformation Systems.
Regional Map of Flooding in the Acapulco region, Mexico
Source: RCM
Acquired: 27/10/2023
Category: Delineation Map
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).
Map produced by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA).
Map of damaged roads after hurricane Otis in the costera area
Source: Pleiades
Acquired: 01/11/2023
Category: Grading Map
Copyright: Includes Pleiades material © CNES (2023), Distribution Airbus DS.
Map produced by Geo-Information Systems
Map produced by Geo-Information Systems
Preliminary Satellite Derived Damage Assessment of Acapulco town, Acapulco de Juárez Municipality, Guerrero State, Mexico
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Download the Full Report
Source: WorldView-2 and GeoEye-1
Acquired: WorldView-2: 12/10/2023 and 31/10/2023
GeoEye-1: 06/01/2023
GeoEye-1: 06/01/2023
Category: Reference Map
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.
© 2004 GeoEye NextView License
Report produced by UNITAR/UNOSAT.
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.
© 2004 GeoEye NextView License
Report produced by UNITAR/UNOSAT.
Preliminary satellite-derived damage assessment, Guerrero State, Mexico
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Download the full report
Source: Pleiades, WorldView-3
Acquired: Pleiades, 30/10/2023, 29/10/2023, WorldView-3 27/10/2023
Category: Reference Map
Copyright: Includes Pleiades material © CNES (2023), Distribution Airbus DS.
© (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
Includes Pleiades material © CNES (2023), Distribution Airbus DS.
Report produced by UNOSAT / UNITAR
© (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
Includes Pleiades material © CNES (2023), Distribution Airbus DS.
Report produced by UNOSAT / UNITAR
Flood situation map after hurricane Otis, Papagayo
Source: PlanetScope
Acquired: 23/10/2023, 29/10/2023
Category: Delineation Map
Copyright: © Planet Labs Inc. (2023)
Map produced by Geo-Information Systems
Map produced by Geo-Information Systems
Flooding extent after hurricane Otis in the Costera area
Source: Landsat-9
Acquired: 31/10/2023
Category: Delineation Map
Copyright: USGS/NASA Landsat Program
Map produced by Geo-Information Systems
Map produced by Geo-Information Systems
Areas affected by Flooding from hurricane Otis in the Costera area, Mexico
Source: Sentinel-1
Acquired: 24/10/2023, 28/10/2023
Category: Delineation Map
Copyright: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2023)
Map produced by Geo-information Systems
Map produced by Geo-information Systems
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