Tropical Cyclone in the Philippines
Back to Charter Activations| Type of Event | Tropical Storm, Flood |
| Location of Event | Philippines |
| Date of Charter Activation | 28/09/2009 |
| Charter Requestor | UNITAR/UNOSAT on behalf of UN OCHA; UNOOSA on behalf of WFP |
| Project Management | ESA in joint collaboration with two Value Adding service capacities: GMES SAFER (SERTIT) and UNITAR/UNOSAT |
Description of the Event
At least 54 people were killed and thousands more evacuated as floods - caused by the tropical storm Ketsana - battered a wide area in the Philippines.
At least one town is completely under water and power has been cut off to parts of the capital, Manila.
The government has declared a calamity, allowing access to emergency funds.
The typhoon then gathered strength and also approached the northern part of the Philippines from the east.
Thousands of residents are expected to leave.
For this activation, value adding support has been provided by the European project GMES SAFER.
Images and/or Image product Delivered under the Charter
Flood affected areas along the Pasig & Marikina Rivers in Manila metro area and Rizal province, Philippines
Source: ALOS - PALSAR
ASTER - GDEM
TRMM
METI, Google Map Maker, OSM, ESRI, USGS, NGA
Acquired: Pre-crisis: 26/06/09
Crisis: 26/09/09
Copyright JAXA
NASA
Map produced by UNITAR/UNOSAT
Flood affected areas along Pampanga River, Nueva Ecija Province, Philippines
Source: FORMOSAT-2
LANDSAT ETM
ASTER GDEM
TRMM
METI, Google Map Maker, OSM, ESRI, USGS, NGA
Acquired: Pre-crisis: 12/02/03
Post-crisis: 30/09/09
Copyright NSPO
NASA
Map produced by UNITAR/UNOSAT
Flood affected areas along Cagayan River, Cagayan province, Philippines
Source: ALOS - PALSAR
ASTER GDEM
TRMM
Google Map Maker
OSM, ESRI, USGS, NGA
Acquired: 23/08/09, 09/09/09 and 06/10/09
Copyright JAXA
NASA
Map produced by UNITAR/UNOSAT
Flood Affected Areas in Pangasinan Province, Ilocos Region, Philippines
Source: ENVISAT, ASAR WS
Acquired: 09/10/2009, 22/02/2008
Copyright ESA (2009)
Map produced by UNITAR/UNOSAT
Water body monitoring on 26/09/2009, 28/09/2009 and 2/10/2009
Source: ALOS PALSAR, RADARSAT-2, TerraSAR-X
Acquired: 26/09/2009, 28/09/2009, 02/10/2009
Copyright Image processing, map created 04/10/2009 by SERTIT
This crisis time map covers the Angat river area, a river affected by floods after the passage of Ketsana Tropical Storm.
Source: RADARSAT-2, ALOS PALSAR, ALOS AVNIR-2
Acquired: 28/09/2009
Copyright Image processing, map created 29/09/2009 by SERTIT
Flood affected areas in Metro Manila Region and Rizal Province, Philippines
Source: RADARSAT-2
Acquired: 28/09/2009
Copyright Canadian Space Agency/MDA
Image processing, map created 29/09/2009 by UNITAR / UNOSAT