International Charter "Space and Major Disasters" - Flooding in South-Eastern France

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Flooding in South-Eastern France

Type of Event:	Flood
Location of Event:	Gard department, France, near Alès and Nîmes
Date of Charter Activation:	September 9, 2002
Charter Requestor:	French Civil Protection Agency (Operational Centre of South-East Zone)
Project Management:	CNES

Description of Event

The Charter was activated September 9, 2002 by the French Civil Protection authorities (DDSC) after heavy rains started over the Gard department in the South East of France on Sunday September 8, 2002. The water level of rivers Gard, Gardon and Vidourles rose and quickly the area was flooded.

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Gard department, September 10, 2002 Click for larger image (86 KB) Source: SPOT Data Copyright: Centre National d'Études Spatiales 2002 Map by SERTIT.	Gard department, September 10, 2002 Click for larger image (94 KB) Source: SPOT Data Copyright: Centre National d'Études Spatiales 2002 Map by SERTIT.

Gard department, September 10, 2002 Click for larger image (89 KB) Source: SPOT Data Copyright: Centre National d'Études Spatiales 2002 Map by SERTIT.	Gard department, September 10, 2002 Click for larger image (85 KB) Source: SPOT Data Copyright: Centre National d'Études Spatiales 2002 Map by SERTIT.

Gard, September 09, 2002 Click for larger image (115 KB) General view of the area	Gard, September 09, 2002 Click for larger image (52 KB) Source: SPOT5 Data Copyright: Centre National d'Études Spatiales 2003 Map by Name of SERTIT.

Gard, September 09, 2002 Click for larger image (81 KB) Source: SPOT5 Data Copyright: Centre National d'Études Spatiales 2003 Map by Name of SERTIT.	Gard, September 14, 2002 Click for larger image (137 KB) Source: SPOT5 Data Copyright: Centre National d'Études Spatiales 2002 Map by Name of SERTIT.

Gard, September 11, 2002 Click for larger image (177 KB) Source: SPOT5 Data Copyright: Centre National d'Études Spatiales 2002 Map by Name of SERTIT.	Gard, September 09, 2002 Click for larger image (22 KB) Source: SPOT5 Data Copyright: Centre National d'Études Spatiales 2003 Map by Name of SERTIT.

Gard, September 11, 2002 Click for larger image (206 KB) Source: SPOT2 Data Copyright: Centre National d'Études Spatiales 2002 Map by Name of SERTIT.	Gard, September 11, 2002 Click for larger image (209 KB) Source: SPOT2 Data Copyright: Centre National d'Études Spatiales 2002 Map by Name of SERTIT.

Gard, September 11, 2002 Click for larger image (206 KB) Source: SPOT2 Data Copyright: Centre National d'Études Spatiales 2002 Map by Name of SERTIT.	Gard, September 11, 2002 Click for larger image (223 KB) Source: SPOT2 Data Copyright: Centre National d'Études Spatiales 2003 Map by Name of SERTIT.

Gard, September 09, 2002 Click for larger image (115 KB) General view of the area	Gard, September 09, 2002 Click for larger image (52 KB) Source: SPOT5 Data Copyright: Centre National d'Études Spatiales 2003 Map by Name of SERTIT.

Gard, September 09, 2002 Click for larger image (81 KB) Source: SPOT4 Data Copyright: Centre National d'Études Spatiales 2003 Map by Name of SERTIT.	Gard, September September 14, 2002 Click for larger image (137 KB) Source: SPOT5 Data Copyright: Centre National d'Études Spatiales 2002 Map by Name of SERTIT.

Gard, September 09, 2002 Click for larger image (166 KB) Source: SPOT2- SPOT4 Data Copyright: Centre National d'Études Spatiales 2002 Map by Name of SERTIT.