A months-long flood affects South Sudan

Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 22 May 2021 from 03:33:47 to 03:34:37 UTC
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Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 25 August 2021 from 03:40:54 to 03:42:34 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 12 October 2021 from 03:40:56 to 03:42:36 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 12 December 2021 from 03:33:53 to 03:34:43 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Flooding, river, hydrology, season, rainfall, precipitations, South Sudan, White Nile
Fig. 1 - S1 (27.04.2021, 22 & 26.05.2021) - The White Nile flows across South Sudan and floods annually since 2019 due to heavy rains.
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Fig. 2 - S1 (20, 21, 25.07.2021) - View two months later as the flood had started, visible in orange areas as vegetation is partially immersed.
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Fig. 3 - S1 (25, 26 & 30.08.2021) - The flood worsened, in August, the rainy season in South Sudan typically runs from April-November.
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Fig. 4 - S1 (07, 11, 12.10.2021) - The 2021 rainy season started in May and is expected to last until February 2022.
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Fig. 5 - S1 (04, 05, 06.11.2021) - In 2021, 809 000 people were affected by the overflow of the Nile, Lol & Sobat rivers and Sudd wetlands.
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Fig. 6 - S1 (10, 11, 12.12.2021) - Jonglei, Unity, and Upper Nile states were the worst impacted, with nearly 75% of people affected.
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024, processed by VisioTerra.
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