Heavy rainfall on Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe island, France

Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 18 April 2022 at 09:58:59 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 30 April 2022 at 09:59:00 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Emergency, island, natural disaster, precipitations, rainfall, Caribbeans, France
Fig. 1 - S1 (30.04.2022) - On 30.04.2022, Météo-France reported 312 mm of rain in parts of Guadeloupe, more than during Hurricane Maria in 2017.
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Fig. 2 - S1 (18 & 30.04.2022) - Firefighters rescued at least 35 people from floods, at least 2 people died in their vehicle.
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024, processed by VisioTerra.
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