2014-01-10 Tropical cyclone in Tonga on 10 January, 2014

Emergency Obs. Request Information

Disaster Type: Tropical cyclone
Country: Tonga
Occurrence Date (UTC):
SA activation Date(UTC): 10 January, 2014
Requester: Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC/SOPAC)
Escalation to the International Charter:
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Disaster Situation

Tropical Cyclone Ian intensified into a Category 5 system with winds over 200 kilometers per hour (kph) and gusts nearing 300 kph. In the early hours of Saturday 11 January, the cyclone passed east of the Vava'u group (population 15,000) before the eye passed directly over Ha'apai (population 6,600) in the afternoon. The Prime Minister declared a state of emergency for Vava'u and Ha'apai the same day. There has been one confirmed death and significant damage to houses, infrastructure and agriculture across the northeast islands of Ha'apai,

Satellite Image

　Before Disaster

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ALOS Pan-sharpen, P630 F3995 A0.0, Feb 26, 2011

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ALOS Pan-sharpen, P630 F4000 A0.0, Feb 26, 2011

　After Disaster

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IRSAT-1/SAR data of part of Tonga as observed on Jan 20, 2014

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IRSAT-1/SAR data of part of Tonga as observed on Jan 20, 2014

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IRSAT-1/SAR data of part of Tonga as observed on Jan 20, 2014

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IRSAT-1/SAR data of part of Tonga as observed on Jan 20, 2014

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IRSAT-1/SAR data of part of Tonga as observed on Jan 20, 2014

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IRSAT-1/SAR data of part of Tonga as observed on Jan 20, 2014

　NARL　

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