Mauritius
Disasters
ABU DHABI, 25th January, 2018 (WAM) -- The Emirates Red Crescent, ERC, has provided urgent aid to the people affected by the recent hurricane in Mauritius, as per the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and the Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and the follow-up of H.H.
A. Situation analysis
Description of the disaster
JTWC Summary: TROPICAL CYCLONE 06S (BERGUITTA), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 144 NM EAST-NORTHEAST OF PORT LOUIS, MAURITIUS, HAS TRACKED SOUTHWESTWARD AT 06 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS.RECENT ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS A SHIELD OF RELATIVELY DISORGANIZED DEEP CONVECTION PERSISTING OVER A LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER EVIDENT IN A 171715Z METOP-B ASCAT PASS AND A 1758Z METOP-A ASCAT PASS.THE CURRENT POSITION IS BASED ON THESE ASCAT PASSES, WITH HIGH CONFIDENCE.THE INTENSITY OF 65 KNOTS IS CONSISTENT WITH RECENT MULTI-AGENCY DVORAK AND AUTOMATED SATELLITE INTENSITY CONSENSUS …
A 0100 heures, la forte tempête tropicale 'BERGUITTA' était centrée à environ 165 km au nord-est de Maurice, soit en latitude 19.1 degrés Sud et longitude 58.9 degrés Est.
Elle se déplace maintenant vers le Sud-Ouest à une vitesse d'environ 10 km/h. Sur cette trajectoire, la forte tempête tropicale 'BERGUITTA' se pointe directement sur Maurice et le centre passera très près de l'île ce matin.
A 2200 heures, la forte tempête tropicale 'BERGUITTA' était centrée à environ 190 km au Nord-Est de Maurice, soit en latitude 18.9 degrés Sud et longitude 59.1 degrés Est.
Elle se déplace dans une direction générale de l'ouest-sud-ouest à une vitesse d'environ 8 km/h. Il y a des indications que, durant la nuit, 'BERGUITTA' entamera graduellement une trajectoire vers le sud-ouest .
Tropical Cyclone BERGUITTA continued moving south-west over the Indian Ocean. On 17 January at 0.00 UTC its centre was located 360 km north-east of Mauritius island and it had maximum sustained winds speed of 148 km/h.
Nairobi/Geneva, 16 January 2018—Mauritius and La Réunion are on high alert as Tropical Cyclone Berguitta moves towards southern Indian Ocean this week. Red Cross disaster response teams are readying response plans in anticipation of the cyclone’s landfall.
Highlights
• Tropical Cyclone Berguitta is strengthening and moving south-west towards Mauritius.
• The system could reach Mauritius on 17 January and cause heavy rain and strong winds.
• On Rodrigues Island, more than 40 people were evacuated following a strong tropical storm.
Situation
Tropical Cyclone Berguitta is strengthening in the southern Indian Ocean and moving south-west. On 15 January, its centre was located north of Rodrigues Island, in Mauritius.
Durant les dernières heures, le cyclone tropical BERGUITTA s'est intensifié rapidement en un cyclone tropical intense.
A 2200 heures, il était centré à environ 550 km à l'est-nord-est de Maurice,soit en latidude 18.2 degrés sud et longitude 62.5 degrés est. Il se deplace maintenant vers l'ouest-sud-ouest à environ 10 km/h. Sur cette trajectoire, le cyclone tropical intense BERGUITTA s'approche de Maurice et représente une menace directe pour l'île.
Donc, un avertissement de cyclone de classe I est en vigueur à Maurice.
A new Tropical Cyclone named BERGUITTA formed over the Indian Ocean and started moving south-west, strengthening. On 15 January at 0.00 UTC its centre was located 200 km north of Rodrigues island (Mauritius) and it had maximum sustained winds speed of 120 km/h.
Over the next 24 hours it is forecast to continue moving south-west toward Mauritius island strengthening and it might pass over or north of Mauritius on 17 January afternoon/evening UTC with maximum sustained winds of approximately 180 km/h (equivalent to a Category 3 in the Saffir-Simpson Scale).
Durant les dernières six heures, la forte tempête tropicale 'BERGUITTA' est restée presque stationnaire et à 16H00, elle était centrée à environ 180 km presqu'au nord-nord-ouest de Rodrigues, soit en latitude 18.1 degrés Sud et longitude 62.9 degrés Est.
Vu l'intensité de 'BERGUITTA', sa proximité de Rodrigues et également des bandes nuageuses actives qui influencent toujours le temps sur l'île, la possibilité de ressentir des conditions cycloniques sur l'île existe encore.
A 10H00, la tempête tropicale modérée BERGUITTA était centrée à environ 180 km presqu'au nord-nord-ouest de Rodrigues, soit en latitude 18.1 degrés Sud et longitude 62.9 degrés Est. Elle se déplace dans une direction générale de l'ouest à environ 12 km/h.
Vu que la tempête évolue dans le voisinage de Rodrigues et des bandes nuageuses actives continuent à influencer le temps sur l'île, la possibilité de ressentir des conditions cycloniques sur l'íle existe encore.
Un avertissement de cyclone de classe III reste en vigueur à Rodrigues
A 04H00, la tempête tropicale modérée BERGUITTA était centrée à environ 130 km au nord de Rodrigues, soit en latitude 18.3 degrés Sud et longitude 63.3 degrés Est. Elle se déplace dans une direction de l'ouest-sud-ouest à environ 15 km/h.
Sur cette trajectoire, elle commence a traverser à son point le plus rapprocher au nord-nord-ouest de l'île.
Vu sa proximité de Rodrigues, des conditions cycloniques pourraient être ressenties sur l'ile ce matin.
Un avertissement de cyclone de classe III reste en vigueur à Rodrigues
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A. Situation analysis
Description of the disaster
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Executive Summary
Key Facts
This analysis suggest that:
The average annual direct losses from earthquakes, floods and tropical cyclones are over $110 million.
The 100-year return period loss from all perils is over $1.9 billion, or over 16% of Mauritius's 2015 GDP.
The 250-year return period loss from all perils could be nearly $3.6 billion, or over 30% of Mauritius's 2015 GDP.
Executive summary
The World Risk Report (UNU, 2015) ranks the Republic of Mauritius seventh among the 15 most exposed countries to natural hazards, namely sea-level rise, cyclones and floods; and thirteenth among 171 countries for its disaster risk. However, being aware of climate change challenges, the Government of Mauritius has initiated studies more than a decade ago and subsequently took action to develop adaptation and mitigation strategies.
