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Flooding in China
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Type of Event: |
Flooding |
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Location of Event: |
China Fuyang, Huainan, Anhui Province; Hubei Province; Henan Province. |
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Date of Charter Activation: |
13/07/2007 |
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Charter Requestor: |
National Disaster Reduction Center of China (NDRCC) |
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Project Management: |
NDRCC |
Description of Event
Widespread flooding, the worse since 1954, hit 24 Chinese provinces and caused over 500 deaths and 3 million evacuations, with enormous damage to dams, roads, buildings and crops.
The cities of Fuyang and Huainan, Anhui province, were particularly hard hit.
Images and/or Image Products Delivered under the Charter
Huaihe River, flooded villages, ASAR image 15/07/2007
Source: Envisat ASAR/Landsat ETM+
Acquired: 15/07/2007 (Envisat) 21/07/2000 and 14/09/2000 (Landsat)
Envisat ASAR radar image showing flooded villages in the area from Funan to Huayuan in red, superimposed on Landsat ETM+ pre-flooding reference images.
Credit: Copyright ESA 2007, USGS 2000
Image processing, map created 25/07/2007 by NDRCC.
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Huaihe River, flooded surfaces, ASAR image 15/07/2007
Source: Envisat ASAR/Landsat ETM+
Acquired: 15/07/2007 (Envisat); 21/07/2000 and 14/09/2000 (Landsat)
Envisat ASAR radar image showing flooded surface areas in the area from Funan to Huayuan in light blue, superimposed on Landsat ETM+ pre-flooding reference images.
Credit: Copyright ESA 2007, USGS 2000
Image processing, map created 25/07/2007 by NDRCC.
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UK-DMC/Landsat ETM+, Huaihe River flooded areas, 15/07/2007
Source: UK-DMC (15/07/2007); Landsat ETM+ (21/07-14/09/2000)
Acquired: 17/07/2007 (UK-DMC) 21/07-14/09/2000 (Landsat reference image)
Post-disaster image of flooded areas along the Huaihe River. Flood analysis by NDRCC.
Credit: Copyright DMCii 2007, USGS 2000
Image processing, map created 20/07/2007 by NDRCC.
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ALOS image of Huaihe River, Megwa Detention area
Source: ALOS Palsar (13/07/2007); ALOS Palsar reference image (30/11/2006)
Acquired: 13/07/2007 and 30/11/2006 (reference image)
Wangjia Dam on the Huaihe river was artificially opened on 10/07/2007 to allow floodwaters into the Mengwa detention area, flooding most agricultural and residential areas (inset map shows extent).
Credit: Copyright Jaxa 2007, 2006
Image processing, map created 14/07/2007 by NDRCC.
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Flood analysis, ALOS image Wangjia Dam, Mengwa Detention area
Source: ALOS Palsar (13/07/2007); ALOS Palsar reference image (30/11/2006)
Acquired: 13/07/2007 and 30/11/2006 (reference image)
Flooded farmland (yellow), roads, and residential areas (pink) in the Mengwa area.
Credit: Copyright Jaxa 2007, 2006
Image processing, map created 14/07/2007 by NDRCC.
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Additional imagery and photographic dossiers are available at:
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