Floods have displaced nearly 60,000 people in the last month in south Sudan with many at risk of malaria and other diseases.The assessment committee's report states that some 250 families covering 2470 people were affected by the flash floods. It is also reports that 176 families in Panthou have been displaced during the 24 hour torrential downpour that hit part of greater Aweil South County.
Sources: www.alertnet.org, www.reliefweb.int
Status Update: 15/09/2010
Contacts:
UNOOSA/UN-SPIDER
Email: un-spider [at] unoosa.org
Link: http://www.un-spider.org
Contact Point in Sudan:
Minako Kakuma
Humanitarian Affairs Officer
OCHA South Sudan
Phone: +47 24 1378 28-35 (ext.1078)
Mobile: +249 (0) 922 406 061
E-mail: kakuma [at] un.org (kakuma[at]un[dot]org)
Coordinates of affected areas (AOI)
Geographical Coordinates for SAFER activation request
Upper Left:
Lat: 6.354 N
Long: 29.574 E
Lower Right:
Lat: 5.577 N
Long: 30.574 E
International Charter Space and Major Disasters
Activation requested on 14/09/2010
Activation Request accepted: 14/09/2010 under call 325
Requested by UN-OCHA on behalf of UNOOSA \ UN-SPIDER
Link: www.disasterscharter.org
Project Manager:
François Boubila
SERCO c/o ESA
EO Science and Applications Department D/EOP-SEP
Via Galileo Galilei, Casella Postale 64
00044 Frascati (RM) ITALY
Tél: +39 06941 80615
Email: francois.boubila [at] esa.int (francois[dot]boubila[at]esa[dot]int)
Value-Adder:
UNITAR/UNOSAT
Space-based resources
| Satellite Tasking No | Satellite | Sensor | Time (UTC) | Area | Type | Status | Remarks/ Products |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Radarsat-1 | SAR | 28/08/2000 | Upper Left: Upper Left: | Archive | Acquired | |
| 0 | ALOS | PALSAR | 21/03/2010 25/03/2010 26/03/2010 | Upper Left: Upper Left: | Archive | Acquired | |
| 0 | ENVISAT | ASAR | 11/09/2006 | Upper Left: Upper Left: | Archive | Acquired | |
| 13/12/2006 | Upper Left: Upper Left: | Archive | Acquired | ||||
| 1 | ENVISAT | ASAR | 19/09/2010 | Upper Left: Upper Left: | Post-disaster | Scheduled | |
| 20/09/2010 | Upper Left: Upper Left: | Post-disaster | Scheduled | ||||
| 2 | Radarsat-2 | SAR | 15/09/2010 | Upper Left: Upper Left: | Post-disaster | Scheduled | |
| 19/09/2010 | Upper Left: Upper Left: | Post-disaster | Scheduled | ||||
| 22/09/2010 | Upper Left: Upper Left: | Post-disaster | Scheduled | ||||
| 3 | ALOS | PALSAR | 16/09/2010 | Upper Left: Upper Left: | Post-disaster | Scheduled | |
| 21/09/2010 | Upper Left: Upper Left: | Post-disaster | Scheduled | ||||
| 4 | DMC-2 | 16/09/2010 | Upper Left: Upper Left: | Post-disaster | Scheduled |
Other Space based Information:
Situation reports:
UN OCHA:
Link:
Other Information:
UN OCHA:
Link: http://reliefweb.int/
