Flood in Kosovo (2023-01-27)

Description


Activation time (UTC): 2023-01-27 16:54:00
Event time (UTC): 2023-01-19 19:00:00
Event type: Flood (Riverine flood)

Activation reason:
Floods occurred on 19th and 20th of January 2023 in northern, eastern and western Kosovo*. The situation has calmed down, but the damages caused by the floods and their consequences remain. The Copernicus Emergency Management Service - Rapid Mapping has been activated in order to estimate the flood impact on agriculture and urban areas for emergency support. * This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.

Reference products: 0
Delineation products: 0
Grading products: 5

Copernicus Emergency Management Service - Mapping is a service funded by European Commission aimed at providing actors in the management of natural and man-made disasters, in particular Civil Protection Authorities and Humanitarian Aid actors, with mapping products based on satellite imagery.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
61 https://emergency.copernicus.eu/EMSR646

Tags

  • emergency-management
  • emergency
  • copernicus-service
  • copernicus
  • copernicus-emergency-management-service-rapid-mapping-activation
  • flood
  • cems
  • emsr646
  • copernicus-emergency-management-service
  • xxk
  • rapid-mapping
  • mapping
  • copernicus-ems

Topics

  • REGI
  • TECH

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