Floods in Finland (2018-05-15)

Description


Activation time (UTC): 2018-05-15 13:05:00
Event time (UTC): 2018-05-17 06:00:00
Event type: Flood (Ice jam flood)

Activation reason:
Extensive spring flooding is expected in the Finnish Lapland due to the snow melt made worse by the warm temperatures and the intermittent rains. The floods are estimated to reach the maximum in the coming days and flooded rivers could affect residential areas in Tornio

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Delineation products: 13
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/EMSR284

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  • sweden
  • flood
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