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Hurricane over Wallis and Futuna

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Type of Event Cyclone
Location of Event Wallis and Futuna, French Polynesia
Date of Charter Activation 17/03/2010
Charter Requestor COGIC
Project Management SERTIT

Description of the Event

Cyclone Tomas, category 4 cyclone, battered northern islands, damaging homes and crops. About 5,000 people have been evacuated.

Images and/or Image product Delivered under the Charter

Wallis and Futuna, Futuna and Alofi islands

Source: QuickBird (0,65m)

Acquired: 02/05/2009, 25/05/2009, 07/06/2009

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Image processing, map created 21/03/2010 by SERTIT.

 

Wallis and Futuna, Wallis island, northern part

Source: QuickBird (0,65m)

Acquired: 07/03/2010

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Image processing, map created 20/03/2010 by SERTIT.

 

Wallis and Futuna, Wallis island

Source: QuickBird (0,65m)

Acquired: 07/03/2010

Copyright DigitalGlobe 2010
Image processing, map created 20/03/2010 by SERTIT.