Flood and ocean storm in El Salvador
Back to Charter Activations| Type of Event | Floods |
| Location of Event | El Salvador |
| Date of Charter Activation | 10/11/2009 |
| Charter Requestor | UNITAR/UNOSAT on behalf of UN OCHA; USGS on behalf of Centro de Gobierno, El Salvador |
| Project Management | Cathalac |
Description of the Event
Floods and landslides left at least 130 people dead in El Salvador after the Hurricane Ida ravaged parts of Central America. President Mauricio Funes described the disaster as a “tragedy” and said that the damage was “incalculable”.
Images and/or Image product Delivered under the Charter
Landslide scar monitoring, Volcan San Salvador, February to November 2009
Source: QuickBird, Formosat-2
Acquired: 23/02/2009, 11/11/2009
Copyright DigitalGlobe, SNET, NASA
Map created by Dr CC Liu, Universidad Nacional de Cheng Kung, Taiwan, RCO and Dr. An-Ming Wy, National Space Organization, Taiwan
Landslides and bridge damaged by erosion, Route San Vicente - San Sebastian
Source: Formosat-2
Acquired: 02/02/2008 and 14/11/2009
Copyright NSPO, SNET, COEMOP, NASA
Map created by Dr CC Liu, Universidad Nacional de Cheng Kung, Taiwan, RCO and Dr. An-Ming Wy, National Space Organization, Taiwan
River sediments and lahars in La Libertad, El Salvador
Source: Formosat-2, ASTER
Acquired: 15/11/2009
Copyright NSPO, NASA
Map created by Dr CC Liu, Universidad Nacional de Cheng Kung, Taiwan, RCO
Preliminary analysis of affected areas
Source: Formosat-2
Acquired: 11/11/2009
Copyright NSPO, SNET, MARN
Map created 15/11/2009 by CATHALAC
Affected areas - Guadalupe
Source: Formosat-2
Acquired: 11/11/2009
Copyright Map created by Dr CC Liu, Universidad Nacional de Cheng Kung, Taiwan, RCO
High-resolution imagery and additional data are available at:
http://www.servir.net/disasters_el_salvador_nov-2009