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Cyclone Amphan in Bangladesh
Cyclone Amphan is expected to make landfall in Bangladesh on 20 May, on the coasts of India and Bangladesh between the Sagar Islands in West Bengal and the Hatiya Islands in Bangladesh.
The storm is currently Category Four on the Saffir-Simpson scale, but when it entered the Bay of Bengal on 18 May it was the strongest storm on record in the area and classified as a Super Cyclone. The storm had wind speeds of 270 kilometres per hour, but has since weakened to 200 kilometres per hour. The strong winds are expected to cause damage and the storm is forecast to bring heavy rain causing flooding.
Two million people have been evacuated in the area and are being placed in emergency shelters. The Coronavirus is complicating evacuations and emergency care, however, and the evacuees are expected to wear masks and gloves. To try to maintain distance between the evacuees, more than 12,000 shelters have been set up.
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| Type of Event: | Ocean Storm - Cyclone |
| Location of Event: | Bangladesh |
| Date of Charter Activation: | 2020-05-18 |
| Time of Charter Activation: | 18:59 |
| Time zone of Charter Activation: | UTC+09:00 |
| Charter Requestor: | ADRC UNITAR on behalf of United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) |
| Activation ID: | 652 |
| Project Management: | International Water Management Institute |
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VIIRS 1-day flood fraction of West Bengal and Bangladesh
Source: NOAA / Suomi NPP
Acquired: 22/05/2020
Copyright: Data from © NOAA / Suomi NPP
Map produced by JPSS
Map produced by JPSS
Satellite detected waters in Khulna division, Bangladesh as of 31 May 2020
Source: Sentinel-2
Acquired: 31/05/2020
Copyright: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2020)
Map produced by UNITAR / UNOSAT
Map produced by UNITAR / UNOSAT
Satellite detected waters in Khulna division, Bangladesh as of 25 May 2020
Source: Sentinel-1
Acquired: 25/05/2020
Copyright: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2020)
Map produced by UNITAR / UNOSAT
Map produced by UNITAR / UNOSAT
Sentinel analysis from NOAA over flooded fields in the Khulna District of Bangladesh
Source: Sentinel-1
Acquired: 22/05/2020
Copyright: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2020)
Map produced by NOAA
Map produced by NOAA
Preliminary satellite-derived flood assessment report in Jessore, Satkhira and Khulna District, Bangladesh
Download the full report
Download the full report
Source: Pleiades
Acquired: 24/05/2020 and 25/05/2020
Copyright: Includes Pleiades material © CNES (2020), Distribution Airbus DS
Flood event dynamics in three severely affected districts in West Bengal, India
Source: RADARSAT-2 / TerraSAR-X / Sentinel-1
Acquired: RADARSAT-2: 22/05/2020
TerraSAR-X: 24/05/2020
Sentinel-1: 22/05/2020 and 25/05/2020
TerraSAR-X: 24/05/2020
Sentinel-1: 22/05/2020 and 25/05/2020
Copyright: RADARSAT-2 Data and Products © Maxar Technologies Ltd. (2020) - All Rights Reserved. RADARSAT is an official trademark of the Canadian Space Agency.
TerraSAR-X © DLR e.V. (2020), Distribution Airbus DS Geo GmbH
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2020)
Map produced by IWMI
TerraSAR-X © DLR e.V. (2020), Distribution Airbus DS Geo GmbH
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2020)
Map produced by IWMI
Temporal flood occurrence of critically affected districts in West Bengal, India
Source: Sentinel-1 / WorldView-2 / RADARSAT-2 / TerraSAR-X
Acquired: Sentinel-1: 22/05/2020 and 25/05/2020
WorldView-2: 22/05/2020
RADARSAT-2: 22/05/2020
TerraSAR-X: 22/05/2020
WorldView-2: 22/05/2020
RADARSAT-2: 22/05/2020
TerraSAR-X: 22/05/2020
Copyright: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2020)
WorldView-2 © (2020) 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. Unauthorized use and/or dissemination is prohibited
RADARSAT-2 Data and Products © Maxar Technologies Ltd. (2020) - All Rights Reserved. RADARSAT is an official trademark of the Canadian Space Agency.
TerraSAR-X © DLR e.V. (2020), Distribution Airbus DS Geo GmbH
Map produced by IWMI
WorldView-2 © (2020) 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. Unauthorized use and/or dissemination is prohibited
RADARSAT-2 Data and Products © Maxar Technologies Ltd. (2020) - All Rights Reserved. RADARSAT is an official trademark of the Canadian Space Agency.
TerraSAR-X © DLR e.V. (2020), Distribution Airbus DS Geo GmbH
Map produced by IWMI
Observations of West Bengal, India, before Cyclone Amphan
Source: Sentinel-1
Acquired: 16/05/2020 and 19/05/2020
Copyright: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2020)
Map produced by IWMI
Map produced by IWMI
Monitoring of crop-affected areas from flooding in Bangladesh
Source: RADARSAT-2
Acquired: 24/05/2020
Copyright: RADARSAT-2 Data and Products © Maxar Technologies Ltd. (2020) – All Rights Reserved
RADARSAT is an official mark of the Canadian Space Agency
Map produced by IWMI
RADARSAT is an official mark of the Canadian Space Agency
Map produced by IWMI
Cyclone impact of Polders in Basirhat Taluk, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal, India
Source: WorldView-2
Acquired: 22/05/2020
Copyright: © (2020) 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. Unauthorized use and/or dissemination is prohibited
Map produced by IWMI
Map produced by IWMI
River breach, Submerged houses, crop damages in Shulkuniabad village, Hasnabad Tehsil, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal, India
Source: WorldView-2
Acquired: 22/05/2020
Copyright: © (2020) 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. Unauthorized use and/or dissemination is prohibited
Map produced by IWMI
Map produced by IWMI
Cyclone impact on Polders in Satkhira District, Khulna Division, southWestern Bangladesh
Source: WorldView-2
Acquired: 22/05/2020
Copyright: © (2020) 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. Unauthorized use and/or dissemination is prohibited
Map produced by IWMI
Map produced by IWMI
Flooding in Purba Medinipur District, West Bengal, India
Source: TerraSAR-X / Sentinel-1
Acquired: TerraSAR-X: 24/05/2020
Sentinel-1: 19/05/2020
Sentinel-1: 19/05/2020
Copyright: TerraSAR-X © DLR e.V. (2020), Distribution Airbus DS Geo GmbH
Sentinel-1 Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2020)
Map produced by IWMI
Sentinel-1 Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2020)
Map produced by IWMI
Flooding in Parganas, West Bengal, Bangladesh
Source: TerraSAR-X
Acquired: 24/05/2020
Copyright: © DLR e.V. (2020), Distribution Airbus DS Geo GmbH
Map produced by IWMI
Map produced by IWMI
Post Cyclone Amphan Monitoring crop damages using satellite data in Bangladesh
Source: ALOS-2 / Landsat 8
Acquired: ALOS-2: 22/05/2020
Landsat 8: 17/05/2020
Landsat 8: 17/05/2020
Copyright: © JAXA
USGS/NASA Landsat Program
Map produced by IWMI
USGS/NASA Landsat Program
Map produced by IWMI
Synoptic view of flood extent in coastal areas of India and Bangladesh
Source: Sentinel-1
Acquired: 22/05/2020
Copyright: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2020)
Map produced by IWMI
Map produced by IWMI
Synoptic view of inundation in coastal areas of India and Bangladesh
Source: Sentinel-1
Acquired: 22/05/2020
Copyright: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2020)
Map produced by IWMI
Map produced by IWMI
River breach, submerged houses, crop damages in Assasuni Upazila, Satkhira District, Bangladesh
Source: Pleiades
Acquired: 23/05/2020
Copyright: Includes Pleiades material © CNES (2020), Distribution Airbus DS.
Map produced by IWMI
Map produced by IWMI
River breach, submerged houses, crop damages in Assasuni Upazila, Satkhira District, Bangladesh
Source: Pleiades
Acquired: 23/05/2020
Copyright: Includes Pleiades material © CNES (2020), Distribution Airbus DS.
Map produced by IWMI
Map produced by IWMI
River breach, submerged houses, crop damages in Koyra Upazila, Bangladesh
Source: Pleiades
Acquired: 23/05/2020
Copyright: Includes Pleiades material © CNES (2020), Distribution Airbus DS.
Map produced by IWMI
Map produced by IWMI
Synoptic view of inundation in coastal areas of India and Bangladesh
Source: RADARSAT-2
Acquired: 22/05/2020
Copyright: RADARSAT-2 Data and Products © Maxar Technologies Ltd. (2020) – All Rights Reserved
RADARSAT is an official mark of the Canadian Space Agency
Map produced by IWMI
RADARSAT is an official mark of the Canadian Space Agency
Map produced by IWMI
Satellite detected inundated areas around the city of Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Source: Sentinel-1
Acquired: 22/05/2020
Copyright: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2020)
Map produced by IWMI
Map produced by IWMI
Satellite detected inundated areas around Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Source: Sentinel-1
Acquired: 22/05/2020
Copyright: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2020)
Map produced by IWMI
Map produced by IWMI
Flood assessment, Cyclone Amphan, Bangladesh
Source: RADARSAT-2
Acquired: 20/05/2020
Copyright: RADARSAT-2 Data and Products © Maxar Technologies Ltd. (2020) – All Rights Reserved
RADARSAT is an official mark of the Canadian Space Agency
Map produced by IWMI
RADARSAT is an official mark of the Canadian Space Agency
Map produced by IWMI
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