Milicia river causes flash flood in Casteldaccia, Sicily

Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 30 October 2018 at 09:51:21 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 04 November 2018 at 09:51:59 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 09 November 2018 at 09:52:21 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Emergency, natural disaster, coastal, climate, land, river, flooding, rain, precipitations, Italy, Mediterranean Sea
Fig. 1 - S2 (30.10.2018) - 4,3,2 natural colour - Casteldaccia, Sicily, days before it was hit by a flash flood.
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Fig. 2 - 04.11.2018 - The erosion brought a high sediment load, well visible in the brownish river & the plume at the river mouth..
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Fig. 3 - 09.11.2018 - At least 12 people were killed, most in the flooded residential area visible near the river mouth.
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Fig. 4 - 09.11.2018 - The storm washed sediments, revealing a deeper, brighter, layer of the soil horizon.
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025, processed by VisioTerra.
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