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UNOSAT: Tropical Cyclones KEVIN-23 and JUDY-23 - Population Exposure Analysis in Vanuatu (3 March 2023)

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Tropical cyclone KEVIN-23 formed on March 1, 2023, over the South Pacific Ocean between Vanuatu and Caledonia and is moving southeast over the Vanuatu Islands.

On 3 March at about 06:00 UTC, the centre of the KEVIN-23 cyclone was located offshore approximately 85 km west of Port Vila with maximum sustained winds of 155 km/h and heavy rainfall. The cyclone came just a couple of days after Tropical Cyclone JUDY-23.

Tropical cyclone JUDY-23 formed February 26, 2023, over the South Pacific Ocean near the Solomon Islands is passed over the Vanuatu Islands.

On 3 March at about 06:00 UTC, the centre of the JUDY-23 cyclone was tracking approximately 1,200 km east-southeastward of Anatom island of Vanuatu with maximum sustained winds of 110 km/h.