Flooding of Daugava River near Daugavpils, second biggest city of Latvia

Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 17 March 2023 at 04:27:13 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 17 March 2023 at 09:30:39 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 03 April 2023 from 04:35:04 to 04:35:29 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Emergency, river, precipitation, rainfall, snowfall, Latvia, Belarus
Fig. 1 - S2 (17.03.2023) - Recent rainfall and melting snow in southern parts of Latvia and the bordering country of Belarus.
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Fig. 2 - S1 (17.03.2023) - It caused the level of Daugava River to rise by 3 meters in southern Latvia and north Belarus.
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Fig. 3 - S1 (03.04.2023) - Local authorities have requested a state of emergency due to severe flooding along the Daugava River and tributaries.
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Fig. 4 - S1 (17.03.2023 & 03.04.2023) - Affected areas show in cyan. Flooding has also affected several regions in neighbouring Belarus.
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025, processed by VisioTerra.
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