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Landslides in South Korea
Due to torrential rainfall in South Korea since the beginning of July, at least 46 people have died and thousands were evacuated.
Most were affected by hillside landslides, which occurred at night, burying houses and villages. According to an official report, more than 190 landslides occurred simultaneously across the country and the most serious landslide damages were reported in Kyeongbuk province.
This activation covers value added products using optical satellite acquisitions over the landslides. Products acquired with SAR data over flooding are available in our related activation.
| Type of Event: | Landslides |
| Location of Event: | South Korea |
| Date of Charter Activation: | 2023-07-20 |
| Time of Charter Activation: | 15:24 |
| Time zone of Charter Activation: | UTC+09:00 |
| Charter Requestor: | National Disaster Management Institute (NDMI) |
| Activation ID: | 829 |
| Project Management: | Hyun Ok Kim (KARI) |
| Value Adding: | NDMI Ki-Mook Kang (K-water Research Institute) National Institue of Forest Science Yeji Kim (KARI) |
Products
Areas affected by Landslides in Dongsa-ri, Yecheon-gun, South Korea
Copyright: Includes Pleiades material © CNES (2023), Distribution Airbus DS.
Map produced by the National Disaster Management Research Institute.
Information about the Product
Acquired: 28/07/2023
Source: Pleiades
Category: Reference Map
Areas affected by Landslides in Baekseok-ri, Yecheon-gun, South Korea
Copyright: Includes Pleiades material © CNES (2023), Distribution Airbus DS.
Map produced by the National Disaster Management Research Institute.
Information about the Product
Acquired: 22/07/2023
Source: Pleiades
Category: Reference Map
Areas affected by Landslides in Geumgok-ri, Yecheon-gun, South Korea
Copyright: Includes Pleiades material © CNES (2023), Distribution Airbus DS.
Map produced by the National Disaster Management Research Institute.
Information about the Product
Acquired: 21/07/2023
Source: Pleiades
Category: Reference Map
Areas affected by Landslides in Haksan-gil, Bonghwa-gun, South Korea
Copyright: Includes Pleiades material © CNES (2023), Distribution Airbus DS.
Map produced by the National Disaster Management Research Institute.
Information about the Product
Acquired: 21/07/2023
Source: Pleiades
Category: Delineation Map
Damage inflicted by a Landslide in Seodong-gil, Bonghwa-gun, South Korea
Copyright: Includes Pleiades material © CNES (2023), Distribution Airbus DS.
Map produced by the National Disaster Management Research Institute.
Information about the Product
Acquired: 21/07/2023
Source: Pleiades
Category: Delineation Map
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