Flood in Albania
Back to Charter Activations| Type of Event | Flood |
| Location of Event | Albania |
| Date of Charter Activation | 07/01/2010 |
| Charter Requestor | European Commission – Monitoring Information Centre (MIC) |
| Project Management | ESA |
Description of the Event
Albanian authorities declared a natural disaster in several northwestern regions of the country, where hundreds of people were evacuated. The emergency situation was created by unprecedented rains and unusually warm weather.
For this activation, value adding support has been provided by the European project GMES SAFER.
Images and/or Image product Delivered under the Charter
South of Shkoder, Albania
Source: TerraSAR-X, SPOT-5, LANDSAT-7 ETM
Acquired: pre-event 04/04/2001; post-event 09/01/2010
Copyright German Aerospace Center (DLR), CNES, USGS
Image processing, map created 10/01/2010 by ZKI. © DLR
North of Shkoder, Albania
Source: TerraSAR-X, SPOT-5, Landsat-7 ETM
Acquired: Befre the event 04/04/2001; after the event 09/01/2010
Copyright German Aerospace Center (DLR), CNES, USGS
Image processing, map created 10/01/2010 by ZKI. © DLR
Shkoder, Albania
Source: RADARSAT-1, RADARSAT-2, SPOT-5, LANDSAT-7 ETM
Acquired: pre-event 07/11/2001; post-event 09/01/2010
Copyright Canadian Space Agency, CNES, USGS.
Image processing, map created 09/01/2010 by ZKI. © DLR
South of Shkoder, Albania
Source: FORMOSAT-2, LANDSAT-7
Acquired: pre-event 16/06/2002; post-event 13/01/2010
Copyright CNES 2010, USGS 2002
Image processing, map created 14/01/2010 by ZKI. © DLR