Extensive flooding affects the lower Mekong and Tonle Sap region in Cambodia and Vietnam

Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 14 July 2022 from 11:20:32 to 11:20:57 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 21 July 2022 from 11:11:46 to 11:12:36 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 01 October 2022 from 11:11:20 to 11:12:39 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 06 October 2022 from 11:20:tp 11:21:00 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 13 October 2022 from 11:11:20 to 11:12:39 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Emergency, flooding, hydrology, river, lake, rainfall, precipitation, Cambodia, Vietnam
Fig. 1 - S1 (14 & 21.07.2022 / 01 & 06.10.2022 / 06 & 13.10.2022) - Excess rainfall accumulated in the lower Mekong & around the Tonlé Sap.
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Fig. 2 - S1 (July & October 2022) - Flood-caused open water shows in blue, partially flooded vegetation in orange.
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Resulting flooding in Cambodia has affected an estimated 85 482 households, 4498 households evacuated, 15 people died and 1523 km² of agricultural land have been affected.
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025, processed by VisioTerra.
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