Charter activations
Flood in Peru
On Friday, intensive rain caused collapses in bridges over the Ilave River, in Peru, and the resulting flooding caused damage to houses, along with several deaths and crop loss. The waters left many isolated.
The Civil Protection Agency of Peru reports 3 deaths, 18.645 people left homeless, with a further 12,202 affected. 4,329 houses were reported destroyed and 2,440 others affected, along with 1,265 hectares of crops affected.
Type of Event: | Floods |
Location of Event: | Puno, Peru |
Date of Charter Activation: | 21 February 2012 |
Charter Requestor: | Sistema Federal de Emergencias (SIFEM) |
Project Management: | CONIDA |
Products
Peru - Puno
Ilave River estuary and water bodies
Copyright: JAXA
ESA (2012)
Map produced by CONIDA
Information about the Product
Acquired: Pre-event: 09/06/2010 and 26/06/2010
Post-event: 25/02/2012 and 28/02/2012
Source: ALOS - PRISM - Background mosaic
ENVISAT - ASAR - Water bodies vectors from image arithmetic product