Description
Activation time (UTC): 2016-10-03 16:46:00
Event time (UTC): 2016-10-03 09:30:00
Event type: Other
Activation reason:
A ferocious hurricane is threatening to wreak havoc on Haiti as it trudges through the Caribbean Sea. Hurricane Matthew, a slow-moving storm, is expected to dump dozens of inches of torrential rainfall over Haiti in the next hours, with great danger for population and infrastructures.
Reference products: 54
Delineation products: 36
Grading products: 43
Copernicus Emergency Management Service - Mapping is a service funded by European Commission aimed at providing actors in the management of natural and man-made disasters, in particular Civil Protection Authorities and Humanitarian Aid actors, with mapping products based on satellite imagery.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copernicus EMS Rapid Mapping Activation [EMSR185]: Tropical cyclone in Haiti (2016-10-03) | ESRI Shape | Open resource |