Floods in Philippines
Back to Charter Activations| Type of Event | Floods |
| Location of Event | Manila, Philippines |
| Date of Charter Activation | 08/08/2012 |
| Charter Requestor | Asia Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC), on behalf of (Masami Sugiura) |
| Project Management | Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) |
Description of the Event
On Tuesday, torrential rains flooded the Philippines capital, Manila. Nine people were found dead buried under a landslide in Quezon City.
The rains came after Typhoon Saola struck last week, where more than 50 people had died. Since the typhoon, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council had reported widespread flooding within surrounding provinces of the capital.
Tens of thousands of people have been moved into evacuation centres whilst several have fled their homes. Previously the government were not so well prepared when typhoons struck, however this time they have acted very quickly.
Rainfall continued for more than 24 hours on Monday, almost 350mm of rain had poured down. In 2009, flash floods caused major dams to overflow and burst river-banks, claiming hundreds of lives. However, this disaster is considered to be worse particularly for affecting mountainous and low-lying areas.
The city remains on high alert as officials have forced schools, offices and the Philippine Stock Exchange to close.
Authorities, rescue crews and government officials are working together to bring people to safety.
The weather bureau confirms that further rainfall is expected over the next few days, but will reduce by the weekend. It is believed the rains were intensified by a tropical storm, ‘Haikul’ off the east coast of China.
Images and/or Image product Delivered under the Charter
Region III flood map of the Philippines
Source: TerraSAR-X
Acquired: 20/03/2011 and 12/08/2012
Copyright German Aerospace Center (DLR) 2012, Astrium Services / Infoterra GmbH 2012
Map produced by the Center for Environmental Geomatics - Manila Observatory
Flood map of the Philippines
Source: RADARSAT-2
Landsat ETM-7
Acquired: RADARSAT-2: 10/08/2012
Landsat: 02/12/2009
Copyright RADARSAT-2 Data and Products © MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (2012) - All Rights Reserved. RADARSAT is an official trademark of the Canadian Space Agency.
USGS, NASA
Map produced by the Center for Environmental Geomatics - Manila Observatory
Flood map of the Philippines
Source: RADARSAT-2
Landsat ETM-7
Acquired: RADARSAT-2: 10/08/2012
Landsat: 02/12/2009
Copyright RADARSAT-2 Data and Products © MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (2012) - All Rights Reserved. RADARSAT is an official trademark of the Canadian Space Agency.
USGS, NASA
Map produced by the Center for Environmental Geomatics - Manila Observatory
Flood footprint (12/08/2012) and number of affected Barangays (15/08/2012) in the Philippines
Source: RADARSAT-2
Acquired: 12/08/2012 and 15/08/2012
Copyright RADARSAT-2 Data and Products © MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (2012) - All Rights Reserved. RADARSAT is an official trademark of the Canadian Space Agency.
Map produced by the Center for Environmental Geomatics - Manila Observatory
Flood footprint (12/08/2012) and population density (2010) in the Philippines
Source: RADARSAT-2
Acquired: 12/08/2012 and 2010
Copyright RADARSAT-2 Data and Products © MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (2012) - All Rights Reserved. RADARSAT is an official trademark of the Canadian Space Agency.
Map produced by the Center for Environmental Geomatics - Manila Observatory
Flood footprint (12/08/2012) and number of casualties (15/08/2012) in the Philippines
Source: RADARSAT-2
Acquired: 12/08/2012 and 15/08/2012
Copyright RADARSAT-2 Data and Products © MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (2012) - All Rights Reserved. RADARSAT is an official trademark of the Canadian Space Agency.
Map produced by the Center for Environmental Geomatics - Manila Observatory
Flood footprint (12/08/2012) and number of affected persons (15/08/2012) in the Philippines
Source: RADARSAT-2
Acquired: 12/08/2012 and 15/08/2012
Copyright RADARSAT-2 Data and Products © MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (2012) - All Rights Reserved. RADARSAT is an official trademark of the Canadian Space Agency.
Map produced by the Center for Environmental Geomatics - Manila Observatory
Pampanga flood map
Source: RADARSAT-2
Landsat
Acquired: RADARSAT-2: 01/11/2009 and 12/08/2012
Landsat: 02/12/2009
Copyright RADARSAT-2 Data and Products © MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (2012) - All Rights Reserved. RADARSAT is an official trademark of the Canadian Space Agency.
USGS
Map produced by the Center for Environmental Geomatics - Manila Observatory
Rodriguez and Rizal flood map
Source: TerraSAR-X
Acquired: 27/05/2012 and 12/08/2012
Copyright German Aerospace Center (DLR) 2012, Astrium Services / Infoterra GmbH 2012
Map produced by the Center for Environmental Geomatics - Manila Observatory
Pangasinan and Tarlac flood map
Source: TerraSAR-X
Acquired: 20/03/2011 and 12/08/2012
Copyright German Aerospace Center (DLR) 2012, Astrium Services / Infoterra GmbH 2012
Map produced by the Center for Environmental Geomatics - Manila Observatory
Pampanga flood map
Source: TerraSAR-X
RADARSAT-2
Acquired: TerraSAR-X: 20/03/2011 and 12/08/2012
RADARSAT-2: 01/11/2011
Copyright German Aerospace Center (DLR) 2012, Astrium Services / Infoterra GmbH 2012
RADARSAT-2 Data and Products © MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (2011) - All Rights Reserved. RADARSAT is an official trademark of the Canadian Space Agency.
Map produced by the Center for Environmental Geomatics - Manila Observatory
Pampanga flood map
Source: TerraSAR-X
Acquired: 20/03/2011 and 12/08/2012
Copyright German Aerospace Center (DLR) 2012, Astrium Services / Infoterra GmbH 2012
Map produced by the Center for Environmental Geomatics - Manila Observatory
Nueva Ecija flood map
Source: TerraSAR-X
Acquired: 20/03/2011 and 12/08/2012
Copyright German Aerospace Center (DLR) 2012, Astrium Services / Infoterra GmbH 2012
Map produced by the Center for Environmental Geomatics - Manila Observatory
Metro Manila flood map
Source: TerraSAR-X
Acquired: 27/05/2012 and 12/08/2012
Copyright German Aerospace Center (DLR) 2012, Astrium Services / Infoterra GmbH 2012
Map produced by the Center for Environmental Geomatics - Manila Observatory
Marikina River flood map
Source: TerraSAR-X
Acquired: 27/05/2012 and 12/08/2012
Copyright German Aerospace Center (DLR) 2012, Astrium Services / Infoterra GmbH 2012
Map produced by the Center for Environmental Geomatics - Manila Observatory
Manggahan Floodway
Source: TerraSAR-X
Acquired: 27/05/2012 and 12/08/2012
Copyright German Aerospace Center (DLR) 2012, Astrium Services / Infoterra GmbH 2012
Map produced by the Center for Environmental Geomatics - Manila Observatory
Flood map of Camanava
Source: TerraSAR-X
Acquired: 27/05/2012 and 12/08/2012
Copyright German Aerospace Center (DLR) 2012, Astrium Services / Infoterra GmbH 2012
Map produced by the Center for Environmental Geomatics - Manila Observatory
Flood map of the Philippines
Composite TerraSAR-X images
Source: TerraSAR-X
Acquired: Pre-Disaster: 20/03/2011
Post-Disaster: 12/08/2012
Copyright German Aerospace Center (DLR) 2012, Astrium Services / Infoterra GmbH 2012
Map produced by Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)
Other results from the European GMES programme
Delineation Map - Detail view of Manila
Source: RapidEye
COSMO-SkyMed
Acquired: RapidEye: 24/02/2012
COSMO-SkyMed: 17/08/2012
Copyright European Commission
Other results from the European GMES programme
Delineation Map - Overview of Manila
Source: RapidEye
COSMO-SkyMed
Acquired: RapidEye: 24/02/2012
COSMO-SkyMed: 17/08/2012
Copyright European Commission
Other results from the European GMES programme
Delineation Map - Overview of Malolos City
Source: RapidEye
COSMO-SkyMed
RADARSAT-2
Acquired: RapidEye: 30/12/2011
COSMO-SkyMed: 15/08/2012
RADARSAT-2: 19/07/2012
Copyright European Commission
Other results from the European GMES programme
Reference Map - Overview of Malolos City
Source: RapidEye
Acquired: 30/12/2011
Copyright European Commission
Other results from the European GMES programme
Delineation Map - Overview of Angeles City
Source: RapidEye
COSMO-SkyMed
RADARSAT-2
Acquired: RapidEye: 30/12/2011
COSMO-SkyMed: 15/08/2012
RADARSAT-2: 19/07/2012 and 24/07/2012
Copyright European Commission
Other results from the European GMES programme
Reference Map - Overview of Angeles City
Source: RapidEye
Acquired: 30/12/2011
Copyright European Commission
Other results from the European GMES programme
Delineation Map - Overview of Olongapo City
Source: RapidEye
COSMO-SkyMed
RADARSAT-2
Acquired: RapidEye: 30/12/2011 and 07/02/2012
COSMO-SkyMed: 15/08/2012
RADARSAT-2: 19/07/2012 and 24/07/2012
Copyright European Commission
Other results from the European GMES programme
Reference Map - Overview of Olongapo City
Source: RapidEye
Acquired: 30/12/2011 and 07/02/2012
Copyright European Commission
Other results from the European GMES programme
Detail Reference Map of Manila
Source: RapidEye
Acquired: 24/02/2012
Copyright European Commission
Other results from the European GMES programme
Reference Map Overview of Manila
Source: RapidEye
Acquired: 24/02/2012
Copyright European Commission