Charter activations
Flood in Morocco
Torrential downpours have hit North Africa's normally arid mountains and deserts causing flooding that has killed nearly two dozen people in Morocco and Algeria and destroyed homes and critical infrastructure.
In rural areas where infrastructure has historically been lacking, over 50 homes collapsed, several people were missing, drinking water and electrical infrastructure were damaged and damage to major roads, bridges and railway lines has also been reported
Large numbers of civil protection and military officers have been deployed to help with emergency response efforts and rescue families stuck in their homes.
In Morocco, officials said the two days of storms surpassed historic averages, in some cases exceeding the annual average rainfall. The downpours affected some of the regions that experienced a deadly earthquake one year ago.
Type of Event: | Flood |
Location of Event: | Morocco |
Date of Charter Activation: | 2024-09-13 |
Time of Charter Activation: | 19:55 |
Time zone of Charter Activation: | UTC+02:00 |
Charter Requestor: | UNOOSA/UN-SPIDER on behalf of Royal Centre for Spatial Teletection (CRTS) of the Kingdom of Morocco |
Activation ID: | 913 |
Project Management: | Alexander Ariza (UNSPIDER) |
Value Adding: | Centre Royal de Télédétection Spatiale Hassan Arid (Centre Royal de Télédétection Spatiale) ESA PLES Meera AlShamsi (MBRSC) |
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Areas affected by flooding in the province of Zagora
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2024)
Map produced by UN-SPIDER
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Acquired: PLEIADES_1A: 14/09/2024
SENTINEL_1A: 12/09/2024
Source: Pleiades, Sentinel-1
Category: Delineation Map
flood in the province of tata, the commune of tamanrt, douar Agrd
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Acquired: WorldView-2: 01/09/2024, Pleiades: 14/09/2024
Source: Pleiades / WorldView-2
Category: Grading Map
Areas affected by flooding in the Province of Figuig - Talsint
Copyright: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2024)
Includes Pleiades material © CNES (2024), Distribution Airbus DS.
Map produced by UN-SPIDER
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Acquired: Sentinel-1: 11/09/202, Pleiades: 14/09/2024
Source: Sentinel-1 / Pleiades
Category: Delineation Map