Amur overflows eastern Russia, isolating communities

Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 27 May 2021 from 21:36:49 to 21:37:14 UTC
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Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 26 June 2021 from 21:36:14 to 21:36:39 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 01 July 2021 from 21:44:18 to 21:44:43 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Emergency, flooding, river, precipitations, Russia, China
Fig. 1 - S1 (27.05.2021, 07 & 12.06.2021) - 764 homes, over 1800 yards & gardens were flooded across 8 municipalities of Amur Oblast.
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Fig. 2 - S1 (24 & 26.06.2021, 01.07.2021) - Roads have been totally blocked in 12 locations. 8 bridges have been damaged, isolating 11 communities.
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Fig. 3 - The city of Blagoveshchensk, the administrative centre of the region with a population of over 200 000, is among the areas affected.
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Fig. 4 - As of 28 June, the Amur River in the city stood at 8.65 metres, where the danger mark is 8 metres.
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024, processed by VisioTerra.
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