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Cyclone Gombe in Mozambique (2022-03-15)

Collection: CEMS-RM : CEMS Rapid Mapping 

Description


Activation time (UTC): 2022-03-15 16:30:00
Event time (UTC): 2022-03-11 08:00:00
Event type: Flood (Coastal flood)

Activation reason:
Tropical Cyclone Gombe has flooded large areas of northern and central Mozambique, killing 15 people. Most of the fatalities occurred when the cyclone first hit Mozambique’s northern coast on 11 March and its strong winds and rains caused many houses to collapse. Some coastal districts in Nampula province remained isolated, without power, water and communication

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Delineation products: 1
Grading products: 0

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Contact

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

Contributors

How to cite

European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2022): Cyclone Gombe in Mozambique (2022-03-15). European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) [Dataset] PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/84239d8f-ee8d-4690-9ef0-31a0536a3e81

Keywords

CEMS Copernicus Copernicus Emergency Management Service Copernicus Emergency Management Service Rapid Mapping Activation Copernicus Service Copernicus EMS Emergency Emergency Management Flood EMSR568 Rapid Mapping Mapping MOZ Mozambique

Data access

Copernicus EMS Rapid Mapping Activation [EMSR568]: Cyclone Gombe in Mozambique (2022-03-15)
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

Type Value
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WKT 
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WKT 
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Lineage information

No additional information

Additional information

Published by
European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Created date
2022-05-20
Modified date
2022-05-20
Issued date
2022-03-15
Landing page
https://emergency.copernicus.eu/EMSR568 
Language(s)
English
Data theme(s)
Regions and cities, Science and technology
Update frequency
unknown
Identifier
http://data.europa.eu/89h/84239d8f-ee8d-4690-9ef0-31a0536a3e81
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