IOM Damage Assessment: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada (28 August 2024)
Jul 11 2024
- Other
Overview: Following Hurricane Beryl’s landfall on 1 July 2024, a damage assessment was conducted in Union Island (SVG), Carriacou (Grenada), and Petite Martinique (Grenada) to estimate building damage. The assessment utilized satellite imagery from Copernicus (3 and 5 July 2024) and Microsoft Footprints (3, 9, and 11 July 2024).
The percentage of buildings destroyed or damaged across the assessed locations in Grenada is as follows:
Carriacou (Grenada):
- 39% of buildings were destroyed or damaged.
- 61% of buildings were moderately or possibly damaged.
Petite Martinique (Grenada):
- 57% of buildings were destroyed or damaged.
- 43% of buildings were moderately or possibly damaged.
DTM Global Survey 2023
The Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) Global Survey 2023 is an annual stocktaking exercise which aims to present IOM DTM's operations and activities transparently. The Global Survey focuses on operations active from January 1 to December 31, 2023, with data collection occurring from February to April 2024.