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Type of Event: |
Earthquake |
Location of Event: |
Algeria |
Date of Charter Activation: |
22 May 2003 |
Charter Requestor: |
French Civil Protection |
Project Management: |
Description of Event
On May 21st around 9:00 PM a magnitude 6.6 earthquake rattled the town of Boumerdes near Algiers, followed by a series of strong replicas. On May 22 at 6:00 the Charter was triggered by the French Civil Protection which sent a team to assist national authorities.
Over 2,000 lives have been claimed by the disaster. Some maps derived from high-resolution SPOT-5 satellite and showing damaged areas were handed over to Algerian authorities. They were used to set emergency camps.
Images and/or Image Products Delivered under the Charter
 Algeria, overview
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