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Flooding in Somalia

Type of Event:	Flooding
Location of Event:	Somalia
Date of Charter Activation:	13/11/2006
Charter Requestor:	UNOOSA
Project Management:	UNOSAT

Description of Event

Flooding conditions in Somalia started in October 2006, but a very serious escalation of effects took place on 11-12 November 2006. Several districts in the region are affected, and particularly heavy consequences are reported in the Kutun Warrey district.

On 13-14 November 2006, severe flooding hit the area between Jillib and Jamane, between the middle and lower Juba Regions in the south of the country.

Images and/or Image Products Delivered under the Charter

Population Lower Shabelle UNDP 1997-98 Survey Source: UNDP Survey Acquired: 1997-98 Elevation Data: SRTM 90m (CGIAR-CSI); GIS Data: GIST, NGA, UNOSAT Image processing, map created 15/11/2006 by UNOSAT. Higher resolution version	Floods Radar Lower Shabelle Source: RADARSAT-1, FORMOSAT-2 Acquired: 20/11/2006 Copyright CSA 2006, NSPO 2006 Image processing, map created 24/11/2006 by UNOSAT. Higher resolution version
Population Middle Juba UNDP 1997-98 Survey Source: UNDP Survey Acquired: 1997-98 Copyright: SRTM 90m (CGIAR-CSI); GIS Data: GIST, NGA, UNOSAT Image processing, map created 15/11/2006 by UNOSAT. Higher resolution version	Floods Population Middle Shabelle UNDP 1997-98 Survey Source: UNDP Survey Acquired: 1997-98 Copyright: SRTM 90m (CGIAR-CSI); GIS Data: GIST, NGA, UNOSAT Image processing, map created 19/11/2006 by UNOSAT. Higher resolution version
Floods Radar Lower Jubba Source: RADARSAT-1, FORMOSAT-2 Acquired: 20/11/2006 Copyright: CSA 2006, NSPO 2006 Image processing, map created 24/11/2006 by UNOSAT. Higher resolution version	Formosat Flooding Ceel Weyne Source: FORMOSAT-2 Acquired: 20/11/2006 Copyright: NSPO 2006 Image processing, map created 24/11/2006 by UNOSAT. Higher resolution version
Formosat Flooding North Lower Juba Source: FORMOSAT-2 Acquired: 20/11/2006 Copyright: NSPO 2006 Image processing, map created 24/11/2006 by UNOSAT. Higher resolution version	Formosat Flooding South Lower Juba Source: FORMOSAT-2 Acquired: 20/11/2006 Copyright: NSPO 2006 Image processing, map created 24/11/2006 by UNOSAT. Higher resolution version

High-resolution imagery and additional data are available at:

http://unosat.web.cern.ch/unosat/asp/prod_free.asp?id=28