Lasting flooding in Uganda

Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 13 July 2019 from 16:04:59 to 16:05:24 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 17 July 2019 at 16:20:24 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 19 July 2020 from 16:05:06 to 16:05:31 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 23 July 2020 at 16:20:30 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Flooding, emergency, natural disaster, precipitations, lake, Uganda
Fig. 1 - S1 (17.07.2019) - View in July 2019. Uganda is facing unprecedented flooding and continued rising water levels.
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Fig. 2 - S1 (23.07.2020) - View in July 2020. The majority of the affected population lives in the Kasese District in the Rwenzoris.
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Fig. 3 - S1 (13.07.2019) - View in July 2019. This is due to intense and prolonged rainfall since September 2019.
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Fig. 4 - S1 (19.07.2020) - Flood risks are worsening around Lake Kyoga, which lies on the White-Nile, downstream of Lake Victoria.
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024, processed by VisioTerra.
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