Tropical cyclone in Philippines

Philippines

20/10/2010:

Typhoon Megi made landfall as a category 5 typhoon on 18 October.2010. Based on NDRRMC report number 9, a total of 39,847 families (215,037) persons have been affected in 99 municipalities and 9 cities in 22 provinces.

16/10/2010:

This tropical cyclone can have a high humanitarian impact based on the storm strength and the affected population in forecasted path. Current strength category: 2.

Source: GLIDEnumber

 

 


Status Update: 20/10/2010


 

Contacts:

UNOOSA/UN-SPIDER:
Focal Point: Mr. Shirish Ravan
Phone (office): +43-(1)-26060-4198
Email: shirish.ravan [at] unoosa.org / spaceaid [at] unoosa.org

Contact Point in Philippines:
Amor B Rosana
ICT Section, Operations Division
Office of Civil Defense
Phone: +632 6800-5122 or +632  912-5668
abrosana [at] ndcc.gov.ph / amyrosana [at] yahoo.com


Coordinates of affected areas (AOI)

Geographical Coordinates for Charter activation request:

Upper Left :
Lat 17°17’ 00”
Long 120° 26‘ 00”

Lower Right :
Lat 16° 24’ 00”
Long 122° 12’ 00”

 

International Charter Space and Major Disasters

International Charter:
Activation requested on 20/10/2010
Activation Request accepted:
Requested by UNITAR/UNOSAT
Link: http://www.disasterscharter.org

Project Manager: UNITAR
 

Space-based resources:

 

Satellite Tasking NoSatelliteSensorTime (UTC)AreaTypeStatusRemarks/
Products
1ALOS 05.06-21.10.2010.VariousPre & Post DisasterAcquiredSentinel Asia
 
2FORMOSAT 24.10-29.10.2010.

Upper Left :
Lat:  17.872691N Long: 121.902916E  

Lower Right :
Lat: 16.865907N Long: 122.422656E

Post DisasterAcquiredSentinal Asia

 
3EO-1Hyperion

26.10.2010

 

Center Point: 16.9874N
121.308E
 

Post DisasterAcquiredNASA EO-1
4ASTER

VNIR

 

VNIR/TIR

25.10 and 27.10.2010


01.11 and 03.11.2010

Various

 

Various

Post Disaster


Post Disaster

Acquired

 

Tasked

 

NASA ASTER

 

 

5

FORMOSAT-2 / SPOT-4 / ASTER
 

 26.10.2010

Upper Left :
Lat:  17.387436
Long: 122.233727  

Lower Right :
Lat: 17.321094
Long: 122.310359

Post DisasterAcquiredUNOSAT