Floods in the north of Albania

Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 27 November 2020 at 09:33:39 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 06 January 2021 at 04:46:31 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 06 January 2021 at 04:46:56 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 12 January 2021 at 04:47:19 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Emergency, flooding, river, hydrology, precipitations, Albania
Fig. 1 - S2 (27.11.2020) - The government in Albania reported on 10.01.2021 that flooding had affected wide areas in the north of the country after heavy rain that began on 06 January.
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Fig. 2 - S1 (06.01.2021) - Around 2,850 ha of land was under water due to flooding from the Drin River in Lezhë County.
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Fig. 3 - S1 (12.01.2021) - Meanwhile around 4,080 hectares of land was under water in Shkodër County.
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Fig. 4 - S1 (06 & 12.01.2021) - This multidate image highlights the affected areas.
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025, processed by VisioTerra.
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