Description
Activation time (UTC): 2015-01-25 12:30:00
Event time (UTC): 2015-01-17 09:00:00
Event type: Flood
Activation reason:
Heavy rains over the last few weeks have led to severe flooding across Malawi. To date, an estimated 173.700 people have been displaced. The floods have also caused extensive damage to crops, livestock and infrastructure. The southern districts of Nsanje, Chikwawa, Phalombe and Zomba are the most affected. Some areas are inaccessible, impeding the conduction of assessments.
Reference products: 4
Delineation products: 6
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/EMSR116 |
Tags
- emergency-management
- emergency
- copernicus-service
- copernicus
- malawi
- copernicus-emergency-management-service-rapid-mapping-activation
- mwi
- flood
- cems
- emsr116
- copernicus-emergency-management-service
- rapid-mapping
- mapping
- copernicus-ems
Topics
- REGI
- TECH