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Flooding in Ethiopia
Increasingly serious flooding conditions struck Ogaden region, Ethiopia, with reports of 79 dead and level of rivers rising.
| Type of Event: | Flooding |
| Location of Event: | Ethiopia |
| Date of Charter Activation: | 03/11/2006 |
| Charter Requestor: | UN OOSA on behalf of WFP |
| Project Management: | UNOSAT |
Products
Shabelle Floods, pre-crisis Landsat ETM image acquired in 1999 over the two most flood-affected districts: Kelafo and Mustahil in Woreda District
Copyright: USGS 1999
Image processing, map created 10/11/2006 by UNOSAT.
Information about the Product
Acquired: Pre-crisis: 21/11/1999
Source: Landsat ETM
Local elevations for the two most-affected Woreda districts: Kelafo and Mustahil. The approximate flood plain area for the Shabelle River was identified from a Landsat ETM image of in 1999.
Copyright: USGS 1999
Image processing, map created by UNOSAT.
Information about the Product
Acquired: 08/11/2006
Source: Landsat 7, GIST, Global Insight, UNOSAT
Areas likely covered with standing flood waters and exposed soils saturated with water over the flood-affected Woreda district of Kelafo. Analysis made using post-crisis RADARSAT-1 data acquired 06/11/2006, not yet validated in the field.
Copyright: CSA 2006
USGS 2006
GIS Data: GIST, GLCF, UNOSAT Image processing, map created 14/11/2006 by UNOSAT.
Information about the Product
Acquired: RADARSAT-1: 06/11/2006
Landsat ETM: 21/11/1999
Source: RADARSAT-1, Landsat ETM
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