Flood in Silute, Lithuania (2018-02-01)

Description


Activation time (UTC): 2018-02-01 15:42:00
Event time (UTC): 2018-01-31 01:00:00
Event type: Flood (Riverine flood)

Activation reason:
Bad weather conditions are affecting Silute municipality, in Lithuania. The emergency situation was declared on 31/01/2018 after the firsts flooded areas around Rusne that affected 6 villages. Due to the declared emergency, the Fire and Rescue Department under the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Lithuania activated the Copernicus EMS Rapid Mapping Service.

Reference products: 0
Delineation products: 1
Grading products: 0

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/EMSR267

Tags

  • emergency-management
  • emergency
  • copernicus-service
  • copernicus
  • emsr267
  • copernicus-emergency-management-service-rapid-mapping-activation
  • flood
  • cems
  • lithuania
  • copernicus-emergency-management-service
  • rapid-mapping
  • ltu
  • mapping
  • copernicus-ems

Topics

  • REGI
  • TECH

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