Disaster Charter Activated: Tropical Cyclone on Kingdom of Tonga

February 15, 2010 at 11:16 am | Posted in Remote Sensing Law, Remote Sensing Law Current Events | Leave a comment

by Joanne Irene Gabrynowicz with the blog faculty

Source: International Charter Space and Major Disasters

Type of Event                                   Tropical Storm

Location of Event                           Kingdom of Tonga

Date of Charter Activation            15/02/2010

Charter Requestor                           UNOOSA on behalf of UNOCHA

Project Management

Description of the Event

Tropical Cyclone Rene (category 4) hit the northern island group of Kingdom of Tonga. The center of the storm, the worst in 25 years, passed close to the islands of Nuku’ alofa and Eua.