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Tropical Storm Haiyan in Vietnam

Tropical Storm Haiyan made landfall in Vietnam early in the morning on 11 November 2013. 11 people were reported killed hundreds of thousands evacuated from affected areas during the storm.

Though Haiyan had weakened considerably since it passed over the Philippines the week before, it was classified as a severe Tropical Storm by the time it reached Vietnam. There had been concerns that the storm would have a major impact on the nation, which resulted in the government taking the precaution of evacuating approximately 800,000 people. The storm weakened further as it approached Vietnam, however, and it's impact was far less devastating than anticipated.

Haiyan brought as much as 40 cm of rain over some areas and winds 147 km/h (91 mph) strong. While the primary impact on the Philippines had been the typhoon's powerful winds, the storm gathered moisture as it crossed the South China Sea over the weekend causing heavy rain to fall over Vietnam.

Haiyan's impact on Vietnam was in the northern part of the country.

Type of Event:Ocean Storm (Tropical Storm) and Floods
Location of Event:Vietnam
Date of Charter Activation:10 November 2013
Charter Requestor:UNITAR/UNOSAT on behalf of UNOCHA
Project Management:National Institute of Aeronautics and Space, Indonesia (LAPAN)

Products

Estimation of the affected area of Super Typhoon Haiyan over Vietnam and Southern China

Copyright: Meteosat © EUMETSAT 2013
TerraSAR-X © German Aerospace Center (DLR), 2013 Astrium Services / Infoterra GmbH
Resurs-P © ROSCOSMOS
Map produced by LAPAN

Information about the Product

Acquired: Meteosat-7: 08/11/2013, 10/11/2013, 11/11/2013
TerraSAR-X: 02/05/2012 and 14/11/2013
Resurs-P: 13/11/2013

Source: Meteosat-7 / TerraSAR-X / Resurs-P

Estimation of the affected area of Super Typhoon Haiyan over Vietnam and Southern China

Copyright: Meteosat © EUMETSAT 2013
TerraSAR-X © German Aerospace Center (DLR), 2013 Astrium Services / Infoterra GmbH
Map produced by LAPAN

Information about the Product

Acquired: Meteosat-7: 16/05/2013, 08/11/2013 - 10/11/2013
TerraSAR-X: 02/05/2012 and 14/11/2013

Source: Meteosat-7 / TerraSAR-X
DEM SRTM, MODIS MOD12Q1

Tropical Storm Haiyan in Vietnam

Copyright: DMC International Imaging
EUMETSAT, USGS
Map produced by LAPAN

Information about the Product

Acquired: 15/05/2013 and 08/10/2013

Source: UK-DMC

Tropical Storm Haiyan in Vietnam

Copyright: EUMETSAT 2013
Map produced by LAPAN

Information about the Product

Acquired: 08/11/2013 - 10/11/2013

Source: Meteosat-7

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