Description
Activation time (UTC): 2020-10-03 12:33:00
Event time (UTC): 2020-09-15 07:58:00
Event type: Flood (Riverine flood)
Activation reason:
Niger's western region has been badly hit after days of torrential rainfall caused the River Niger to burst its banks. The capital city of Niamey was brought to a standstill by the waters. Local authorities reported almost 30,000 houses being affected with some 868 houses being swept away. A number of mosques and granaries have also been destroyed as well as many rice fields being submerged.
Reference products: 0
Delineation products: 3
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/EMSR466 |
Tags
- emergency-management
- emergency
- copernicus-service
- copernicus
- copernicus-emergency-management-service-rapid-mapping-activation
- niger
- flood
- cems
- copernicus-emergency-management-service
- rapid-mapping
- ner
- emsr466
- mapping
- copernicus-ems
Topics
- REGI
- TECH