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Flood in Vietnam
Flood in Vietnam
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Flood in Vietnam
Tropical storms have brought heavy rainfall and high wind speeds causing severe flooding across Vietnams central provinces. At least 23 people have been killed and 14 people are reported missing.
Local authorities have evacuated 46,000 people from the worst affected areas. Over 100,000 homes have been flooded. The national disaster management authority also reported damage to roads and bridges and over 584 hectares of crops are indundated.
Weather forecasts have predicted further heavy rainfall in the coming days as Storm Nangka makes landfall. Nangka is expected to bring 400mm of rainfall adding to already high water levels.
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| Type of Event: | Floods |
| Location of Event: | Vietnam |
| Date of Charter Activation: | 2020-10-15 |
| Time of Charter Activation: | 17:12 |
| Time zone of Charter Activation: | UTC+02:00 |
| Charter Requestor: | UNITAR on behalf of United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) |
| Activation ID: | 680 |
| Project Management: | UNITAR/UNOSAT |
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Preliminary satellite-derived flood assessment Dong Hoi City, Bo Trach and Quang Ninh District, Quang Binh Province, Vietnam
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Copyright: Includes Pleiades material © CNES (2020), Distribution Airbus DS.
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Acquired: 23/10/2020
Source: Pleiades
Satellite detected waters in Quang Nam Province of Vietnam as of 17 October 2020
Copyright: RADARSAT Constellation Mission Imagery © Government of Canada (2020) - RADARSAT is an official mark of the Canadian Space
© Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2020)
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Acquired: RCM: 17/10/2020
Sentinel-1: 13/10/2020
Source: RCM / Sentinel-1
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