Flood flows downstream from Ethiopia to South Sudan

Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 16 July 2022 from 03:33:57 to 03:34:47 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 02 September 2022 from 03:34:00 to 03:34:50 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 08 October 2022 from 03:34:00 to 03:34:50 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 01 November 2022 from 03:34:00 to 03:34:50 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Emergency, flood, hydrology, river, monsoon, rainfall, Ethiopia, South Sudan
Fig. 1 - S1 (16.07.2022 / 02.09.2022) - Following heavy rainfall, a flooding started in August in western Ethiopia.
Heavy rain in the Sobat river basin from early August to October caused flooding in the Gambella Region, in the floodplains at west of the Ethiopian Plateau.
Fig. 2 - S1 (08.10.2022 / 01.11.2022) - The excess water flowed downstream to South Sudan and receded in November.
Over 180 000 people have been displaced from their homes by floods in the Gambella Region. Meanwhile flooding in the neighbouring country of South Sudan has now affected over 1 million people. Homes, water infrastructure and health facilities have been destroyed, along with wide areas of crops and livestock.