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| Type of Event: | Flood |
| Location of Event: | Venezuela |
| Date of Charter Activation: | 6 August 2017 |
| Time of Charter Activation: | 22:04:00 |
| Time zone of Charter Activation: | UTC-04:00 |
| Charter Requestor: | ABAE on behalf of Civil Protection of Venezuela |
| Activation ID: | 541 |
| Project Management: | ABAE |
Heavy rains fell for several days across eastern parts of Venezuela causing widespread flooding.
The floods are affecting an estimated number of 15,000 people and 500 have been forced to evacuate their homes. Largely affected areas are the states of Delta Amacuro, Bolivar and Merida.
The water level in the Orinoco and Caroni River's have risen, causing flooding to nearby residential areas.
The Civil Protection Agency of Venezuela raised alert levels to the highest level and provided support to people in the worst affected areas.
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Flooding in Puerto Ordaz and San Felix, Bolivar State
Source: Sentinel-1
Acquired: Pre-disaster: 26/04/2017
Post-disaster: 12/08/2017
Post-disaster: 12/08/2017
Copyright: Sentinel-1 © Copernicus Sentinel data (2017)
Map produced by ABAE
Map produced by ABAE
Flooding in Delta Amacuro State
Source: Sentinel-2 / RADARSAT-2
Acquired: Sentinel-2: 18/07/2017
RADARSAT-2: 11/08/2017
RADARSAT-2: 11/08/2017
Copyright: RADARSAT-2 Data and Products © MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (2017) - All Rights Reserved. RADARSAT is an official trademark of the Canadian Space Agency.
Sentinel-2 © Copernicus Sentinel data (2017)
Map produced by ABAE
Sentinel-2 © Copernicus Sentinel data (2017)
Map produced by ABAE
Flooding in Delta Amacuro State
Source: Sentinel-2 / RADARSAT-2
Acquired: Sentinel-2: 18/07/2017
RADARSAT-2: 11/08/2017
RADARSAT-2: 11/08/2017
Copyright: RADARSAT-2 Data and Products © MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (2017) - All Rights Reserved. RADARSAT is an official trademark of the Canadian Space Agency.
Sentinel-2 © Copernicus Sentinel data (2017)
Map produced by ABAE
Sentinel-2 © Copernicus Sentinel data (2017)
Map produced by ABAE
Flooding in Puerto Ordaz and San Felix, Bolivar State
Source: RADARSAT-2
Acquired: Pre-disaster: 29/01/2014
Post-disaster: 10/08/2017
Post-disaster: 10/08/2017
Copyright: RADARSAT-2 Data and Products © MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (2017) - All Rights Reserved. RADARSAT is an official trademark of the Canadian Space Agency.
Map produced by ABAE
Map produced by ABAE
Floods in Puerto Ordaz and San Felix, Bolivar State
Source: WorldView-2
Acquired: 10/08/2017
Copyright: WorldView-2 © DigitalGlobe Inc.
Map produced by ABAE
Map produced by ABAE
Floods in Delta Amacuro state
Source: VRSS-1
Acquired: 10/08/2017
Copyright: VRSS-1 © ABAE (2017) – All rights reserved
Map produced by ABAE
Map produced by ABAE
Flooding on the Orinoco and Caroni Rivers, Bolivar State
Source: Landsat-8
Acquired: 04/08/2017
Copyright: Landsat 8 data and products © USGS (2017) - All rights reserved
Map produced by ABAE
Map produced by ABAE
Flooding in Municipality Caroni, Bolivar State
Source: Pleiades
Acquired: 08/08/2017
Copyright: Pleiades © CNES (2017) - Distribution: Airbus Defence and Space, all rights reserved
Map produced by ABAE
Map produced by ABAE
Flooding in Municipality Caroni, Bolivar State
Source: Pleiades
Acquired: 08/08/2017
Copyright: Pleiades © CNES (2017) - Distribution: Airbus Defence and Space, all rights reserved
Map produced by ABAE
Map produced by ABAE
Flooding in Municipality Caroni, Bolivar State
Source: Pleiades
Acquired: 08/08/2017
Copyright: Pleiades © CNES (2017) - Distribution: Airbus Defence and Space, all rights reserved
Map produced by ABAE
Map produced by ABAE
Flooding in Municipality Caroni, Bolivar State
Source: Pleiades
Acquired: 08/08/2017
Copyright: Pleiades © CNES (2017) - Distribution: Airbus Defence and Space, all rights reserved
Map produced by ABAE
Map produced by ABAE
Flooding in Puerto Ordaz and San Felix
Source: VRSS-1
Acquired: 06/08/2017
Copyright: VRSS-1 © ABAE (2017) – All rights reserved
Map produced by ABAE
Map produced by ABAE
Flooding in Puerto Ordaz and San Felix
Source: VRSS-1
Acquired: 06/08/2017
Copyright: VRSS-1 © ABAE (2017) – All rights reserved
Map produced by ABAE
Map produced by ABAE
Flooding in Puerto Ordaz and San Felix, Bolivar State
Source: Sentinel-2
Acquired: Pre-disaster: 18/07/2017
Post-disaster: 31/07/2017
Post-disaster: 31/07/2017
Copyright: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2017)
Map produced by ABAE
Map produced by ABAE
Flooding in Puerto Ordaz and San Felix
Source: TanDEM-X
Acquired: 13/09/2016 and 08/08/2017
Copyright: German Aerospace Center (DLR), 2017 Airbus Defence and Space / Infoterra GmbH
Map produced by ABAE
Map produced by ABAE
Flood detection in Venezuela
Source: Suomi-NPP/VIIRS
Acquired: Between 01/08/2017 and 06/08/2017
Copyright: NASA/NOAA (2017)
Map produced by NOAA
Map produced by NOAA
Flood detection in Venezuela
Source: Suomi-NPP/VIIRS
Acquired: Between 01/08/2017 and 06/08/2017
Copyright: NASA/NOAA (2017)
Map produced by NOAA
Map produced by NOAA
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