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Cyclone Amphan in Bangladesh

Cyclone Amphan is expected to make landfall in Bangladesh on 20 May, on the coasts of India and Bangladesh between the Sagar Islands in West Bengal and the Hatiya Islands in Bangladesh.

The storm is currently Category Four on the Saffir-Simpson scale, but when it entered the Bay of Bengal on 18 May it was the strongest storm on record in the area and classified as a Super Cyclone. The storm had wind speeds of 270 kilometres per hour, but has since weakened to 200 kilometres per hour. The strong winds are expected to cause damage and the storm is forecast to bring heavy rain causing flooding.

Two million people have been evacuated in the area and are being placed in emergency shelters. The Coronavirus is complicating evacuations and emergency care, however, and the evacuees are expected to wear masks and gloves. To try to maintain distance between the evacuees, more than 12,000 shelters have been set up.

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Type of Event:Ocean Storm - Cyclone
Location of Event:Bangladesh
Date of Charter Activation:2020-05-18
Time of Charter Activation:18:59
Time zone of Charter Activation:UTC+09:00
Charter Requestor:ADRC
UNITAR on behalf of United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
Activation ID:652
Project Management:International Water Management Institute

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Satellite detected waters in Khulna division, Bangladesh as of 31 May 2020

Copyright: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2020)
Map produced by UNITAR / UNOSAT

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Acquired: 31/05/2020

Source: Sentinel-2

Satellite detected waters in Khulna division, Bangladesh as of 25 May 2020

Copyright: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2020)
Map produced by UNITAR / UNOSAT

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Acquired: 25/05/2020

Source: Sentinel-1

Sentinel analysis from NOAA over flooded fields in the Khulna District of Bangladesh

Copyright: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2020)
Map produced by NOAA

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Acquired: 22/05/2020

Source: Sentinel-1

Preliminary satellite-derived flood assessment report in Jessore, Satkhira and Khulna District, Bangladesh

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Copyright: Includes Pleiades material © CNES (2020), Distribution Airbus DS
Google Earth
Report produced by UNITAR / UNOSAT

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Acquired: 24/05/2020 and 25/05/2020

Source: Pleiades / Google Earth

VIIRS 1-day flood fraction of West Bengal and Bangladesh

Copyright: Data from © NOAA / Suomi NPP
Map produced by JPSS

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Acquired: 22/05/2020

Source: NOAA / Suomi NPP

Flood event dynamics in three severely affected districts in West Bengal, India

Copyright: RADARSAT-2 Data and Products © Maxar Technologies Ltd. (2020) - All Rights Reserved. RADARSAT is an official trademark of the Canadian Space Agency.
TerraSAR-X © DLR e.V. (2020), Distribution Airbus DS Geo GmbH
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2020)
Map produced by IWMI

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Acquired: RADARSAT-2: 22/05/2020
TerraSAR-X: 24/05/2020
Sentinel-1: 22/05/2020 and 25/05/2020

Source: RADARSAT-2 / TerraSAR-X / Sentinel-1

Temporal flood occurrence of critically affected districts in West Bengal, India

Copyright: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2020)
WorldView-2 © (2020) DigitalGlobe, Inc., Longmont CO USA 80503. DigitalGlobe and the DigitalGlobe logos are trademarks of DigitalGlobe, Inc. The use and/or dissemination of this data and/or of any product in any way derived there from are restricted. Unauthorized use and/or dissemination is prohibited
RADARSAT-2 Data and Products © Maxar Technologies Ltd. (2020) - All Rights Reserved. RADARSAT is an official trademark of the Canadian Space Agency.
TerraSAR-X © DLR e.V. (2020), Distribution Airbus DS Geo GmbH
Map produced by IWMI

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Acquired: Sentinel-1: 22/05/2020 and 25/05/2020
WorldView-2: 22/05/2020
RADARSAT-2: 22/05/2020
TerraSAR-X: 22/05/2020

Source: Sentinel-1 / WorldView-2 / RADARSAT-2 / TerraSAR-X

Observations of West Bengal, India, before Cyclone Amphan

Copyright: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2020)
© OpenStreetMap
Map produced by IWMI

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Acquired: 16/05/2020 and 19/05/2020

Source: Sentinel-1

Monitoring of crop-affected areas from flooding in Bangladesh

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RADARSAT is an official mark of the Canadian Space Agency
Map produced by IWMI

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Acquired: 24/05/2020

Source: RADARSAT-2

Cyclone impact of Polders in Basirhat Taluk, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal, India

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Map produced by IWMI

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Acquired: 22/05/2020

Source: WorldView-2

River breach, Submerged houses, crop damages in Shulkuniabad village, Hasnabad Tehsil, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal, India

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Map produced by IWMI

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Acquired: 22/05/2020

Source: WorldView-2

Cyclone impact on Polders in Satkhira District, Khulna Division, southwestern Bangladesh

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Map produced by IWMI

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Acquired: 22/05/2020

Source: WorldView-2

Flooding in Purba Medinipur District, West Bengal, India

Copyright: TerraSAR-X © DLR e.V. (2020), Distribution Airbus DS Geo GmbH
Sentinel-1 Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2020)
Map produced by IWMI

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Acquired: TerraSAR-X: 24/05/2020
Sentinel-1: 19/05/2020

Source: TerraSAR-X / Sentinel-1

Flooding in Parganas, West Bengal, Bangladesh

Copyright: © DLR e.V. (2020), Distribution Airbus DS Geo GmbH
Map produced by IWMI

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Acquired: 24/05/2020

Source: TerraSAR-X

Post Cyclone Amphan Monitoring crop damages using satellite data in Bangladesh

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© CSA
USGS / NASA Landsat Program
Map produced by IWMI

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Acquired: Pre-event:
RADARSAT and Landsat 8: 20/05/2020
Post-event:
ALOS-2: 22/05/2020

Source: ALOS-2 / Landsat 8 / RADARSAT

Synoptic view of flood extent in coastal areas of India and Bangladesh

Copyright: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2020)
Map produced by IWMI

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Acquired: 22/05/2020

Source: Sentinel-1

Synoptic view of inundation in coastal areas of India and Bangladesh

Copyright: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2020)
Map produced by IWMI

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Acquired: 22/05/2020

Source: Sentinel-1

River breach, submerged houses, crop damages in Assasuni Upazila, Satkhira District, Bangladesh

Copyright: Includes Pleiades material © CNES (2020), Distribution Airbus DS.
Map produced by IWMI

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Acquired: 23/05/2020

Source: Pleiades

River breach, submerged houses, crop damages in Assasuni Upazila, Satkhira District, Bangladesh

Copyright: Includes Pleiades material © CNES (2020), Distribution Airbus DS.
Map produced by IWMI

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Acquired: 23/05/2020

Source: Pleiades

River breach, submerged houses, crop damages in Koyra Upazila, Bangladesh

Copyright: Includes Pleiades material © CNES (2020), Distribution Airbus DS.
Map produced by IWMI

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Acquired: 23/05/2020

Source: Pleiades

Synoptic view of inundation in coastal areas of India and Bangladesh

Copyright: RADARSAT-2 Data and Products © Maxar Technologies Ltd. (2020) – All Rights Reserved
RADARSAT is an official mark of the Canadian Space Agency
Map produced by IWMI

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Acquired: 22/05/2020

Source: RADARSAT-2

Satellite detected inundated areas around the city of Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

Copyright: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2020)
Map produced by IWMI

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Acquired: 22/05/2020

Source: Sentinel-1

Satellite detected inundated areas around Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

Copyright: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2020)
Map produced by IWMI

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Acquired: 22/05/2020

Source: Sentinel-1

Flood assessment, Cyclone Amphan, Bangladesh

Copyright: RADARSAT-2 Data and Products © Maxar Technologies Ltd. (2020) – All Rights Reserved
RADARSAT is an official mark of the Canadian Space Agency
Map produced by IWMI

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Acquired: 20/05/2020

Source: RADARSAT-2

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