A 30 million m3 landslide covers 2km² in Chunchi, Equador

Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 12 April 2018
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 04 February 2021
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Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 06 March 2021
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 11 April 2021
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Geohazard, emergency, landslide, Equador.
Fig. 1 - S2 (12.04.2018) - A huge landslide occurred near the city of Chunchi on 12 February 2021.
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Fig. 2 - S2 (11.04.2021) - View 3 years after at the same date. It has a reported volume of about 30 million cubic metres.
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Fig. 3 - S1 (04 & 10.02.2021) - View before the lanslide.
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Fig. 4 - S1 (16.02.2021 -> 06.03.2021) - Small lakes formed near the upper slopes, caused by the blockage of the valley.
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Fig. 5 - S1 (04.02.2021 -> 06.03.2021) - The saturated colours show the magnitude of the event, two square kilometres.
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024, processed by VisioTerra.
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