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 d'événement
Inondation, Glissements de terrain
Lieu de l'événement
South Korea
Date d'activation de la Charte
2023-07-20
Heure d’activation de la location
08:41
Fuseau horaire d'activation de la Charte
UTC+09:00
Demandeur de charte
National Disaster Management Institute (NDMI)
Identifiant d'activation
829
Gestion de projet
Hyun Ok Kim (KARI)
Valeur ajoutée
  • NDMI,
  • Ki-Mook Kang (K-water Research Institute),
  • National Institue of Forest Science,
  • Yeji Kim (KARI)

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