Tropical cyclone in Haiti (2016-10-03)

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
61 https://emergency.copernicus.eu/EMSR185

Tags

  • emergency-management
  • emergency
  • copernicus-service
  • emsr185
  • copernicus
  • hti
  • copernicus-emergency-management-service-rapid-mapping-activation
  • cems
  • other
  • haiti
  • copernicus-emergency-management-service
  • rapid-mapping
  • mapping
  • copernicus-ems

Topics

  • REGI
  • TECH

Categories