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| Type of Event: | Ocean Wave |
| Location of Event: | Indonesia |
| Date of Charter Activation: | 2018-12-23 |
| Time of Charter Activation: | 04:55 |
| Time zone of Charter Activation: | UTC+01:00 |
| Charter Requestor: | United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) on behalf of LAPAN (UN-SPIDER RSO) UNITAR on behalf of UNESCAP |
| Activation ID: | 594 |
| Project Management: | Indonesian National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN) |
A tsunami hit coastal towns on Indonedia's Sunda Strait killing at least 228, injuring around 1000, and displacing 12,000 people. The giant waves struck without warning after an undersea landslide from the Anak Krakatau volcano caused the surges.
Many hundreds of buildings were destroyed as the water swept them away along with cars and trees. The waves hit popular tourist destinations during a local holiday meaning the area was busier than usual.
Rescue teams have deployed but efforts to reach affected areas were initially hampered by damaged and blocked roads. The roads have since been cleared to allow aid and heavy lifting equipment through to begin the search for missing people.
The disaster management agency has warned people to stay away from the coastline amid fears of another tsunami.
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Assessment of Anak Krakatau, Indonesia
Source: TerraSAR-X
Acquired: TerraSAR-X: 30/08/2018 and 29/12/2018
Copyright: TerraSAR-X © DLR e. V. 2019, Distribution: Airbus DS Geo GmbH
Map produced by LAPAN
Map produced by LAPAN
Assessment of Anak Krakatau, Indonesia
Source: TerraSAR-X and Sentinel-1
Acquired: TerraSAR-X: 26/12/2018
Sentinel-1: 01/08/2018, 11/12/2018 and 23/12/2018
Sentinel-1: 01/08/2018, 11/12/2018 and 23/12/2018
Copyright: Sentinel-1 © Copernicus Sentinel data (2019)
TerraSAR-X © DLR e. V. 2019, Distribution: Airbus DS Geo GmbH
Map produced by LAPAN
TerraSAR-X © DLR e. V. 2019, Distribution: Airbus DS Geo GmbH
Map produced by LAPAN
Damage grade assessment of Tanjung Lesung, Indonesia
Source: GeoEye / Pleiades
Acquired: GeoEye: 25/07/2018
Pleiades: 31/12/2018
Pleiades: 31/12/2018
Copyright: GeoEye © DigitalGlobe Inc.
Pleiades © CNES (2018) - Distribution: Airbus Defence and Space, all rights reserved
Map produced by Copernicus EMS
Pleiades © CNES (2018) - Distribution: Airbus Defence and Space, all rights reserved
Map produced by Copernicus EMS
Damage grade assessment of Carita Beach, Indonesia
Source: WorldView-2 / Pleiades
Acquired: WorldView-2: 27/03/2017
Pleiades: 02/01/2019
Pleiades: 02/01/2019
Copyright: WorldView-2 © DigitalGlobe Inc.
Pleiades © CNES (2019) - Distribution: Airbus Defence and Space, all rights reserved
Map produced by Copernicus EMS
Pleiades © CNES (2019) - Distribution: Airbus Defence and Space, all rights reserved
Map produced by Copernicus EMS
Damage grade assessment of Labuhan North, Indonesia
Source: WorldView-2 / Pleiades
Acquired: WorldView-2: 18/06/2018
Pleiades: 02/01/2019
Pleiades: 02/01/2019
Copyright: WorldView-2 © DigitalGlobe Inc.
Pleiades © CNES (2019) - Distribution: Airbus Defence and Space, all rights reserved
Map produced by Copernicus EMS
Pleiades © CNES (2019) - Distribution: Airbus Defence and Space, all rights reserved
Map produced by Copernicus EMS
Damage grade assessment of Anjer Kidu North, Indonesia
Source: Pleiades
Acquired: Pre-disaster: 04/05/2018
Post-disaster: 02/01/2019
Post-disaster: 02/01/2019
Copyright: Pleiades © CNES (2019) - Distribution: Airbus Defence and Space, all rights reserved
Map produced by Copernicus EMS
Map produced by Copernicus EMS
Damage grade assessment of Anjer Kidu South, Indonesia
Source: Pleiades
Acquired: Pre-disaster: 04/05/2018
Post-disaster: 02/01/2019
Post-disaster: 02/01/2019
Copyright: Pleiades © CNES (2019) - Distribution: Airbus Defence and Space, all rights reserved
Map produced by Copernicus EMS
Map produced by Copernicus EMS
Damage grade assessment of Lampung East, Indonesia
Source: Pleiades
Acquired: Pre-disaster: 06/08/2018
Post-disaster: 31/12/2018
Post-disaster: 31/12/2018
Copyright: Pleiades © CNES (2018) - Distribution: Airbus Defence and Space, all rights reserved
Map produced by Copernicus EMS
Map produced by Copernicus EMS
Damage grade assessment of Sumur, Indonesia
Source: GeoEye / Pleiades
Acquired: GeoEye: 25/07/2018
Pleiades: 31/12/2018
Pleiades: 31/12/2018
Copyright: GeoEye © DigitalGlobe Inc.
Pleiades © CNES (2018) - Distribution: Airbus Defence and Space, all rights reserved
Map produced by Copernicus EMS
Pleiades © CNES (2018) - Distribution: Airbus Defence and Space, all rights reserved
Map produced by Copernicus EMS
Damage grade assessment of Lampung West, Indonesia
Source: Pleiades
Acquired: Pre-disaster: 06/08/2018
Post-disaster: 31/12/2018
Post-disaster: 31/12/2018
Copyright: Pleiades © CNES (2018) - Distribution: Airbus Defence and Space, all rights reserved
Map produced by Copernicus EMS
Map produced by Copernicus EMS
Potentially affected buildings in Banten Province, Indonesia
Copyright: Map produced by UNITAR/UNOSAT
Potentially affected buildings in Lampung Province, Indonesia
Copyright: Map produced by UNITAR/UNOSAT
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