Erosion triggered mud flows in St Vincent

Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 08 April 2021 at 14:37:21 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 23 April 2021 at 14:37:19 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Natural disaster, vegetation, cinder, mud flow, erosion, alluvial, sediments, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Fig. 1 - S2 (08.04.2021) - Heavy rain has caused floods, landslides and lahars in several areas the Caribbean island country of St Vincent.
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Fig. 2 - S2 (23.04.2021) - The country is still struggling with the effects of ongoing eruptions of La Soufriere volcano that began 09 April.
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The University of the West Indies Seismic Research said that heavy rainfall generated lahars in zones beneath La Soufriere.
Fig. 3 - S2 (08.04.2021) - Lahars are fast-moving, dense mixture of rocks, ash, vegetation and water with the consistency of wet concrete.
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Fig. 4 - S2 (23.04.2021) - Flooding can also occur as the lahars can block streams and cause the water to find new areas to flow.
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025, processed by VisioTerra.
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