Floods in the Orontes River basin in post-earthquake Syria

Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 25 January 2023 at 08:21:29 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 09 February 2023 at 08:21:11 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Emergency, natural disaster, precipitation flooding, hydrology, dam, levee, geohazard, earthquake, Syria
Fig. 1 - S2 (25.01.2023 / 09.02.2023) - From Homs lake (here) to the Turkish border, western Syria has been hit by heavy snow and rain.
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Fig. 2 - S2 (25.01.2023 / 09.02.2023) / S1 (29.01.2023 / 10.02.2023) - This happens in the context of a huge M 7.8 earthquake.
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Some pointed breaches in the Orontes levee, others say dams weakened by the earthquake have released water to reduce strain until repairs. This worsens the perspective for emergency teams, also facing freezing conditions.
Fig. 3 - S2 (25.01.2023 / 09.02.2023) / S1 (29.01.2023 / 09.02.2023) - The city of Tloul / Al-Taloul is flooded by the Orontes river
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Fig. 4 - S2 (25.01.2023 / 09.02.2023) / S1 (29.01.2023 / 15.02.2023) - Hatay airport, near the Turkish border.
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024, processed by VisioTerra.
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