Landslides in South Korea

Due to torrential rainfall in South Korea since the beginning of July, at least 46 people have died and thousands were evacuated.

Most were affected by hillside landslides, which occurred at night, burying houses and villages. According to an official report, more than 190 landslides occurred simultaneously across the country and the most serious landslide damages were reported in Kyeongbuk province.

This activation covers value added products using optical satellite acquisitions over the landslides. Products acquired with SAR data over flooding are available in our related activation.

Type of event
Flood, Landslide
Location of event
South Korea
Date of Charter Activation
2023-07-20
Time of Charter Activation
08:41
Time zone of Charter Activation
UTC+09:00
Charter Requestor
National Disaster Management Institute (NDMI)
Activation ID
829
Project Management
Hyun Ok Kim (KARI)
Value Adding
  • NDMI,
  • Ki-Mook Kang (K-water Research Institute),
  • National Institue of Forest Science,
  • Yeji Kim (KARI)

Products