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.