Torrential rain causes multiple dam failures in China
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 25 June 2021 at 02:45:49 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 06 July 2021 at 21:53:17 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 18 July 2021 at 21:53:18 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 20 July 2021 at 02:45:51 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 06 July 2021 at 21:53:17 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 18 July 2021 at 21:53:18 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 20 July 2021 at 02:45:51 UTC
Keyword(s): Climate change, precipitations, rain, dams, reservoir lakes, hydropower, infrastructure, urban planning, China
16 660 people were affected; 218 km² of farmland was flooded; 22 bridges, 124 culverts, and 15.6 kilometres of highway were destroyed…. Casualties are unknown. Exceptional rainfalls on the more urbanized province of Hunan two days later caused another dam failure and largely breached another which may cause a worse toll.