Title: Hurricane Irma in Sint Maarten (2017-09-07)
Activation time (UTC): 2017-09-07 12:40:00 Event time (UTC): 2017-09-06 11:00:00 Event type: Storm (Tropical cyclone, hurricane, typhoon)
Activation reason:
The islands of Sint Maarten, Saba and Sint Eustatius were struck by Hurricane IRMA on 7 September 2017. All three islands were impacted, but Sint Maarten sustained the most damage. The French part of the island was “95% destroyed” and a number of fatalities have been reported. In response the Netherlands has sent marines to St Maarten, and two aid flights.
Reference maps produced: 2 Delineation maps produced: 0 Grading maps produced: 4
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.
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Copernicus EMS Rapid Mapping Activation [EMSR234]: Hurricane Irma in Sint Maarten (2017-09-07)
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| Issue date | 2017-09-07 |
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| Landing page | http://emergency.copernicus.eu/EMSR234 |
| Language | English |
| Data theme(s) | Regions and cities; Science and technology |
| EuroVoc domain(s) | 72 GEOGRAPHY |
| Identifier | http://data.europa.eu/89h/dec10c71-27e8-410a-b05b-a7fc69244dd1 |
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| Geographic bounding box | 18.0642752655° N, -62.9914105454° E, 18.00381391° S, -63.1458438573° W |
| Coordinate Reference System | ETRS89 / LAEA Europe |
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