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Flooding in Rwanda

Torrential rainfall triggered flooding and landslides in many parts of Rwanda. The hardest-hit districts were Ngororero, Rubavu, Nyabihu, Rutsiro and Karongi. According to reports, 14 people have died in Karongi, 26 in Rutsiro, 18 in Rubavu, 19 in Nyabihu and 18 in Ngororero.

Rwanda National Police reported that the Mukamira-Ngororero and Rubavu-Rutsiro roads are impassable due to flooding and landslide debris.

The National Meteorology Agency said above-average rainfall was expected in many parts of the country during the first 10 days of May. From January to April 60, people have been killed in weather-related disasters and many houses and acres of land across the country destroyed.

The hilly landscapes of the western and Northern provinces of the country and the capital, Kigali, make them vulnerable to landslides during the rainy season.

Description: Possible mudslides/landslides near the village of Karongi in North-Western Rwanda

Copyrights: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2023)

This product was produced for promotional purposes only and does not contain ground-verified analysis of the disaster.

Information about the Communication Product

Acquired: 2023-04-07 / 2023-05-07

Source(s): Sentinel-2

Type of Event:Floods
Location of Event:Rwanda
Date of Charter Activation:2023-05-04
Time of Charter Activation:19:31
Time zone of Charter Activation:UTC+02:00
Charter Requestor:UNITAR on behalf of United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) / Regional Office for Southern & Eastern Africa
Activation ID:816
Project Management:Zachary Foltz (Argans)
Value Adding:Jakrapong Tawala (UNITAR), Yves Hategekimana (Rwanda Space Agency)

 

Products

Satellite Detected Water Extent along the Nyabarongo River, West and South of Kigali City in the Southern and Eastern Provinces, Rwanda

Source: Sentinel-1 and Pleiades
Acquired: Sentinel-1: 21/04/2023, 03/05/2023 and 05/05/2023
Pleiades: 06/05/2023

Category: Delineation Map

Copyright: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2023)
Includes Pleiades material © CNES (2023), Distribution Airbus DS.
Map produced by UNOSAT and UNITAR.

Preliminary Satellite Flood and Landslide Assessment Report along the Sebaya River, Rubavu District and Karongi District Western Province, Rwanda
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Source: WorldView-2 and Pleiades
Acquired: WorldView-2: 04/07/2022
Pleiades: 06/05/2023

Category: Reference Map

Copyright: © (2023) DigitalGlobe, Inc., Longmont CO USA 80503. DigitalGlobe and the DigitalGlobe logos are trademarks of DigitalGlobe, Inc.
The use and/or dissemination of this data and/or of any product in any way derived there from are restricted.
Unauthorised use and/or dissemination is prohibited
Includes Pleiades material © CNES (2023), Distribution Airbus DS.
Report produced by UNOSAT and UNITAR.

Satellite detected landslides / mudslides over Kibingo, Congonil, Kagana and Ghanga Villages, Rutsiro District, Western Province, Rwanda

Source: Sentinel-2
Acquired: 07/04/2023
07/05/2023

Category: Delineation Map

Copyright: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2023)
Map produced by UNITAR / UNOSAT

Preliminary Satellite Flood and Landslide Assessment Report, Rutsiro and Karongi Districts, Western Province, Rwanda


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Source: Pleiades
Acquired: 07/05/2023

Category: Dossier

Copyright: Includes Pleiades material © CNES (2023), Distribution Airbus DS.
Report prepared by UNITAR / UNOSAT

Preliminary Satellite Flood Assessment Report, Nyabarongo River, Western, Northern, Southern Provinces and Kigali City, Rwanda


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Source: Pleiades
Acquired: 05/05/2023

Category: Reference Map

Copyright: Includes Pleiades material © CNES (2023), Distribution Airbus DS.
Report prepared by UNITAR / UNOSAT

Satellite detected water extent over Kigali City in the Southern, Northern, Western, and Eastern Provinces, Rwanda

Source: Sentinel-1
Acquired: 21/04/2023 and 03/05/2023

Category: Delineation Map

Copyright: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2023)
Map produced by UNOSAT and UNITAR.

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