Flood in Djibouti (2019-11-22)

Description


Activation time (UTC): 2019-11-22 11:51:00
Event time (UTC): 2019-11-20 21:00:00
Event type: Flood (Riverine flood)

Activation reason:
On the morning of 21 November 2019, the President of Djibouti triggered the ORSEC plan ("Plan d’Organisation des Secours en cas de Catastrophes") following the flooding of several roads and houses in Djibouti (city) and the closing of schools. Local houses are generally unfit to withstand water, even in small quantities.

Reference products: 0
Delineation products: 2
Grading products: 3

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/EMSR410

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  • emergency-management
  • emsr410
  • emergency
  • copernicus-service
  • copernicus
  • copernicus-emergency-management-service-rapid-mapping-activation
  • djibouti
  • flood
  • cems
  • copernicus-emergency-management-service
  • rapid-mapping
  • dji
  • mapping
  • copernicus-ems

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  • REGI
  • TECH

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