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Flooding in Ghana
Over 4,000 residents in Ghana's south eastern region have been forced to abandon their homes due to widespread flooding. The crisis has been triggered by the overflowing of the Akosombo Dam, resulting in the devastating destruction of homes and farmlands along the banks of the River Volta.
The deluge has led to the disruption of essential services, leaving some areas without access to water and electricity. Ghana's Volta River Authority had previously asked residents to move to higher ground as water levels upstream of the dam continued to rise due to heavy rains.
| Type of Event: | Floods |
| Location of Event: | Ghana |
| Date of Charter Activation: | 2023-10-14 |
| Time of Charter Activation: | 20:57 |
| Time zone of Charter Activation: | UTC+02:00 |
| Charter Requestor: | UNOOSA/UN-SPIDER on behalf of National Disaster Management Organization |
| Activation ID: | 844 |
| Project Management: | Oyewumi Ademuyiwa (National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA)) |
| Value Adding: | UN-SPIDER Silvia Pardi LaCruz (Federal University of Santa Maria) Caleb Odiji (NASDRA) Elikem Harvor Timothy (National Disaster Management Organisation) Ida Svendsen (UNITAR) |
Products
Preliminary satellite-derived flood assessment, Volta River, Volta Region and Greater Accra Region, Ghana - 06 November 2023.
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Copyright: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2023)
Report produced by UNITAR / UNOSAT
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Acquired: 04/11/2023
Source: Sentinel-2
Category: Reference Map
Flooded buildings in Mepe community in North Tongu district, lower Volta river Ghana
Copyright: © (2023) 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
OpenStreetMap (2023)
Map produced by NASRDA
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Acquired: 18/10/2023, 21/10/2023
Source: WorldView-2
Category: Reference Map
Flooded Areas in the Lower Volta River, Ghana
Copyright: RADARSAT Constellation Mission Imagery © Government of Canada (2023) - RADARSAT is an official mark of the Canadian Space Agency
Map produced by the Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil
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Acquired: 15/10/2023
Source: RCM
Category: Reference Map
Preliminary Satellite Flood Assessment Report around the Volta River, Volta Region and Greater Accra Region, Ghana
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Copyright: WorldView-2 and WorldView-3 © (2023) 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.
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2023)
Includes Pleiades material © CNES (2023), Distribution Airbus DS.
Report produced by UNITAR/UNOSAT.
Information about the Product
Acquired: WorldView-2: 18/10/2023
WorldView-3: 06/03/2023
Sentinel-2: 15/10/2023
Pleiades: 18/10/2023
Source: WorldView-2, WorldView-3, Sentinel-2 and Pleiades
Category: Reference Map
Flooded areas in the lower Volta river, Ghana
Copyright: RADARSAT Constellation Mission Imagery © Government of Canada (2023) - RADARSAT is an official mark of the Canadian Space Agency
Map produced by the Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil
Information about the Product
Acquired: 16/10/2023, 17/10/2023
Source: RCM
Category: Delineation Monitoring Maps
Buildings and Roads affected by Flooding around the Lower Volta River in the Battor and Mepe Area, Ghana.
Copyright: WorldView-2 © (2023) 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.
Map produced by UN-SPIDER
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Acquired: 18/10/2023
Source: WorldView-2
Category: Delineation Map
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