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Hurricane Irma has been upgraded to a powerful category five storm as warnings have been issued for several Caribbean islands. The hurricane had sustained winds of up to 280km/h. Irma is projected to hit the islands, causing storm surges, life-threatening winds and torrential rain.
The present map shows the flood delineation in the area of Guadeloupe (France). The thematic layer has been derived from post-event satellite image using a semi-automatic approach. The estimated geometric accuracy is 15 m CE90 o r better, from native positional accuracy of the background satellite image.