Tropical Storm Cheneso in Madagascar (2023-01-25)

Description

Activation time (UTC): 2023-01-25 10:39:00
Event time (UTC): 2023-01-19 13:45:00
Event type: Storm (Tropical cyclone, hurricane, typhoon)

Activation reason:

Tropical Storm Cheneso reached the Northeastern coast of Madagascar, in the Sava Region, on the morning of 19 January. Wind gusts of up to 120 km/h were recorded as the storm headed South-West, in addition to heavy rainfall reported particularly in the North, triggering flash flooding and multiple landslides. Approximately 700 homes were damaged, affecting over 2000 people, along with one fatality and one missing person. Numbers are expected to rise as more reports come in from rural areas. For the Diana, Sava and Anakanjirofo regions (Northeastern coast), a red alert was issued, implying an imminent threat of further torrential rainfall and extreme flooding. Copernicus EMS is activated to provide flood extent and damage assessment.

Reference products: 0
Delineation products: 11
Grading products: 10

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.

Contact

Email: jrc-ems-rapidmapping (at) ec.europa.eu

Contributors

European Commission, Joint Research Centre

https://ec.europa.eu/info/departments/joint-research-centre

How to cite

European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2023): Tropical Storm Cheneso in Madagascar (2023-01-25). European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) [Dataset] PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/bb6a796e-b2d4-40ab-9e86-393b8d91a600

Keywords

CEMS Copernicus Copernicus Emergency Management Service Copernicus Emergency Management Service Rapid Mapping Activation Copernicus EMS Copernicus Service Emergency Emergency Management EMSR645 Madagascar Mapping MDG Rapid Mapping Storm

Data access

Copernicus EMS Rapid Mapping Activation [EMSR645]: Tropical Storm Cheneso in Madagascar (2023-01-25)

Use conditions: European Commission reuse notice
Access conditions: No limitations

URL

All maps produced in scope of this Copernicus EMS Rapid Mapping activation downloadable as georeferenced PDFs, TIFFs and JPEGs together with relevant vector data (SHP, KML) as well.

Spatial coverage

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Lineage information

No additional information

Additional information

Published by: European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Created date: 2023-02-19
Modified date: 2023-02-19
Issued date: 2023-01-25
Landing page: https://emergency.copernicus.eu/EMSR645
Language(s): English
Data theme(s): Regions and cities, Science and technology
Update frequency: unknown
Identifier: http://data.europa.eu/89h/bb6a796e-b2d4-40ab-9e86-393b8d91a600
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