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Cyclone Remal in Bangladesh
Cyclone Remal in Bangladesh
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Cyclone Remal in Bangladesh
Cyclone Remal formed over the northern Bay of Bengal on May 25, it crossed the Indian border between West Bengal state and the Khulna region of Bangladesh on May 26 around 18:00 UTC.
The storm brought tidal surges as high as 12 feet to many southwestern coastal areas of Bangladesh, along with heavy rainfall and wind speeds reaching up to 120 km/h. Tragically, 16 deaths were reported: some individuals drowned, while others were crushed by collapsing buildings.
The cyclone affected a total of 3.75 million people, with 35,483 homes destroyed and another 115,992 homes damaged. Nearly a million people were evacuated to safety
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| Type of Event: | Flood |
| Location of Event: | Bangladesh |
| Date of Charter Activation: | 2024-05-28 |
| Time of Charter Activation: | 18:25 |
| Time zone of Charter Activation: | UTC+07:00 |
| Charter Requestor: | UNOSAT on behalf of United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) |
| Activation ID: | 884 |
| Project Management: | Jakrapong Tawala (UNITAR) |
| Value Adding: | Md Mahmudur Rahman (Bangladesh Space Research and Remote Sensing Organization (SPARRSO)) Murad Billah (UNOSAT) SERTIT Rapid Mapping Service (SERTIT Rapid Mapping Service) |
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Building Damage Assessment in Shyamnagar Upazila, Bagerhat District, Khulna Division, Bangladesh
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Map produced by UNITAR / UNOSAT
Information about the Product
Acquired: 10/06/2024
Source: WorldView-2
Category: Grading Map
Building Damage Assessment in Paikgachha Upazila, Khulna District, Khulna Division, Bangladesh.
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Includes Pleiades material © CNES (2024), Distribution Airbus DS.
Map produced by UNITAR / UNOSAT
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Acquired: WorldView-2: 15/12/2023
Pleiades: 04/06/2024, 06/06/2024
Source: WorldView-2, Pleiades
Category: Grading Map
Preliminary satellite-derived flood impact assessment, Khulna Division, Bangladesh
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Copyright: Includes Pleiades material © CNES (2024), Distribution Airbus DS.
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GeoEye-1 © DigitalGlobe Inc.
Report produced by UNITAR / UNOSAT
Information about the Product
Acquired: Pleiades: 30/05/2024
GeoEye-1: 10/04/2023
WorldView-3: 09/04/2023
Source: Pleiades / WorldView-3 / GeoEye-1
Category: Dossier
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