One million people affected by flood in Chad

Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 20 July 2022 from 04:39:35 to 04:40:25 UTC
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Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 25 August 2022 from 04:39:37 to 04:40:27 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 18 September 2022 from 04:39:37 to 04:40:27 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 12 October 2022 from 04:39:38 to 04:40:28 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Emergency, hydrology, river, Chad, Cameroon
Fig. 1 - S1 (20 & 25.07.2022 / 18 & 25.08.2022) - Heavy rain has hit SW Chad and NE Cameroon.
Weeks of heavy rain have caused significant damage and over 20 fatalities in different regions of Chad, including the capital N’Djamena. As of early October, OCHA reported over 977 000 people were affected by floods in 18 of the 23 regions of the country. By comparison, 256 000 people were affected by the floods in 2021 and 388 000 in 2020.
Fig. 2 - S1 (11 & 18.09.2022 / 05 & 12.10.2022) - It has affected south of the Chad Lake basin.
The UN said that floods have destroyed over 465 000 hectares of agricultural land, which risks aggravating the food insecurity situation that is already critical in the country. Humanitarian organizations are providing assistance to affected people, with about 27 000 households having received food assistance and essential household items, leaving about 150 000 households without assistance due to the access constraints.
The Mayo-Kebi river basin has also been affected, worsening the flood downstream in the Benoue and the Niger river.