The Government of Thailand has issued a warning for possible flash floods and mudslides in 15 southern provinces in the coming days as three more deaths were reported from rising waters. The floods, the worst to hit parts of Thailand in decades, have left at least 59 people dead since October 10. The authorities estimate that 3.2 million people across the country have been affected by the floods, with homes submerged and farmland or cattle destroyed. The situation is expected to continue for weeks.
Status Update: 03 November 2010, 11:25 UTC/GMT +1
Contacts
UNOOSA/UN-SPIDER
Email: un-spider [at] unoosa.org
Link: http://www.un-spider.org
Contact Points in Thailand:
Dr. Chaowalit Silapathong, Director
GISTDA Geo-informatics Center
Phone: +662-141-4554
Fax: +662-143-9605
Mobile: +668-9204-6947
Email: chaow [at] gisdta.or.th
Ms. Niramon Sripumin, Director
GISDTA User Services and Business Development Office
Phone: +662-141-4560
Fax: +662-143-9593
Mobile: +668-1906-2173
Email: niramon [at] gisdta.or.th
Coordinates of affected areas (AOI)
Geographical Coordinates for Charter activation request:
AREA 1
Upper left
Lat 16.3 N
Long 99.2 E
Lower right
Lat 13.3 N
Long 101.4 E
AREA 2
Upper left
Lat 16.8 N
Long 101.4 E
Lower right
Lat 14.05 N
Long 105.5 E
International Charter Space and Major Disasters
International Charter:
Activation requested on 28/10/2010
Activation Request accepted: 29/10/2010
Requested by: ARDC for Geo-Informatics and Space Development Agency of Thailand (GISTDA)
Link: http://www.disasterscharter.org/web/charter/activation_details?p_r_p_1415474252_assetId=ACT-340
Project Manager: UNOSAT
Space-based resources
UNOSAT Maps: http://unosat.web.cern.ch/unosat/asp/prod_free.asp?id=57
NASA TERRA MODIS Imagery: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=46693
NASA Google Earth file: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/46000/46693/thailand_tmo_2010302.kmz
GISTDA Thailand Monitoring System TMS: http://flood.gistda.or.th/ (Language: Thai)
GISTDA Storm Tracker: http://eo.gistda.or.th/stormtracker/
IFRC: http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/fullmaps_sa.nsf/luFullMap/5611AA01EF0D6C82852577CA0065A7BB/$File/map.pdf?OpenElement
Satellite Tasking
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Vector Files
Link: http://flood.gistda.or.th/
Kindly provided by GISTDA
Pre-Disaster Data
NASA Aqua/MODIS 2003: http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=18975
NASA TERRA MODIS 2002: http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=3920
Situation Reports:
reliefweb.int: http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/dbc.nsf/doc108?OpenForm&rc=3&emid=FL-2010-000152-THA
Other Information
AFP: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gfn6lU8XexPfJa5SKg_kM1wC3wAA?docId=CNG.0f6098cead7826f4cfd587d03d20ca0d.671
