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Industrial accident in Toamasina (2013-04-04)

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Activation time (UTC): 2013-04-04 09:31:00

Event time (UTC): 2013-04-04 08:00:00

Event type: Industrial accident

Activation reason:

The Joint UNEP/OCHA Environment Unit (JEU) has been asked by the Resident Coordinator and the National Office for Risk and Disaster Management (BNGRC) to deploy an expert team to get an understanding of the situation on the ground (city and surroundings of Toamasina) as it pertains to chemical / industrial accidents. The JEU has offered to the European Commission to join the mission deploying one EU expert within the EU Civil Protection Mechanism.

Reference products: 4

Delineation products: 0

Grading products: 0

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.

How to cite

European Commission, Joint Research Centre (2026): Industrial accident in Toamasina (2013-04-04). [Dataset] doi: 10.2905/JRC.0TDJ7M8 PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/be39b6f4-d549-4775-8c7a-202a84844eea

Keywords

CEMSCopernicusCopernicus Emergency Management ServiceCopernicus Emergency Management Service Rapid Mapping ActivationCopernicus EMSCopernicus ServiceEmergencyEmergency ManagementEMSR034Industrial accidentMadagascarMappingMDGRapid Mapping

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Copernicus EMS Rapid Mapping Activation [EMSR034]: Industrial accident in Toamasina (2013-04-04)
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Published by
European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Contact email
jrc-data-support (at) ec.europa.eu
Update frequency
unknown

The event occurs with unknown regularity.

Language(s)
English

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Data theme(s)
Regions and cities

dataset theme covering the domains of regions and cities, where regions is defined by political geography units including sovereign states, subnational administrative areas, and multinational groupings, and cities are characterised as large human settlements
Science and technology

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Issued date
2013-04-04
Created date
02 Mar 2026 17:07
Modified date
19 Apr 2021 03:34
Landing page
https://emergency.copernicus.eu/EMSR034 
Dataset identifier
http://data.europa.eu/89h/be39b6f4-d549-4775-8c7a-202a84844eea
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