Heavy rainfalls in flood-prone Hirshabelle state Somalia

Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 24 April 2021 at 07:06:19 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 28 May 2021 at 02:46:21 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 03 June 2021 at 07:06:19 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 09 June 2021 at 02:46:22 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Flooding, precipitations, rainfalls, hydrology, Somalia
Fig. 1 - S2 (24.04.2021) - By mid-May breakages along the banks of the the Shabelle river caused severe flooding affecting thousands.
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Fig. 2 - S1 (28.05.2021) - Upstream areas of the Shabelle valley are more affected than downstream land.
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As of 03 June, floods in Jowhar district have destroyed +400 km² of farmland and damaged 82% of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene infrastructures.
Fig. 3 - S2 (03.06.2021) - Flooding across Somalia has affected about 400 000 people and displaced over 100 000 in 14 districts.
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Fig. 4 - S1 (09.06.2021) - One week later, flooded areas are further downstream while some previously flooded land is now water free.
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024, processed by VisioTerra.
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