Description
Activation time (UTC): 2020-09-02 13:39:00
Event time (UTC): 2020-08-25 02:00:00
Event type: Flood (Flash flood)
Activation reason:
Afghanistan‘s National Disaster management Agency (ANDMA) reports flooding has affected Eastern provinces of the country after heavy rainfall since 25 August 2020. At least 35 people have died in the floods in Parwan, Kapisa, Panjshir, Wardak, Logar, Paktika, Paktia, Nuristan and Nangarhar provinces. Areas of Parwan district have been particularly affected after flash floods struck overnight, between 25 and 26 August. ANDMA reported at least 30 fatalities in the province, with 20 injured and 300 homes destroyed or severely damaged.
Reference products: 0
Delineation products: 0
Grading products: 1
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/EMSR459 |
Tags
- emergency-management
- afghanistan
- emsr459
- emergency
- copernicus-service
- copernicus
- copernicus-emergency-management-service-rapid-mapping-activation
- flood
- cems
- afg
- copernicus-emergency-management-service
- rapid-mapping
- mapping
- copernicus-ems
Topics
- REGI
- TECH