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Landslides in South Korea

Due to torrential rainfall in South Korea since the beginning of July, at least 46 people have died and thousands were evacuated.

Most were affected by hillside landslides, which occurred at night, burying houses and villages. According to an official report, more than 190 landslides occurred simultaneously across the country and the most serious landslide damages were reported in Kyeongbuk province.

This activation covers value added products using optical satellite acquisitions over the landslides. Products acquired with SAR data over flooding are available in our related activation.

Type of Event:Landslides
Location of Event:South Korea
Date of Charter Activation:2023-07-20
Time of Charter Activation:15:24
Time zone of Charter Activation:UTC+09:00
Charter Requestor:National Disaster Management Institute (NDMI)
Activation ID:829
Project Management:Hyun Ok Kim (KARI)
Value Adding:NDMI
Ki-Mook Kang (K-water Research Institute)
National Institue of Forest Science
Yeji Kim (KARI)

Products

Areas affected by Landslides in Dongsa-ri, Yecheon-gun, South Korea

Copyright: Includes Pleiades material © CNES (2023), Distribution Airbus DS.
Map produced by the National Disaster Management Research Institute.

Information about the Product

Acquired: 28/07/2023

Source: Pleiades

Category: Reference Map

Areas affected by Landslides in Baekseok-ri, Yecheon-gun, South Korea

Copyright: Includes Pleiades material © CNES (2023), Distribution Airbus DS.
Map produced by the National Disaster Management Research Institute.

Information about the Product

Acquired: 22/07/2023

Source: Pleiades

Category: Reference Map

Areas affected by Landslides in Geumgok-ri, Yecheon-gun, South Korea

Copyright: Includes Pleiades material © CNES (2023), Distribution Airbus DS.
Map produced by the National Disaster Management Research Institute.

Information about the Product

Acquired: 21/07/2023

Source: Pleiades

Category: Reference Map

Areas affected by Landslides in Haksan-gil, Bonghwa-gun, South Korea

Copyright: Includes Pleiades material © CNES (2023), Distribution Airbus DS.
Map produced by the National Disaster Management Research Institute.

Information about the Product

Acquired: 21/07/2023

Source: Pleiades

Category: Delineation Map

Damage inflicted by a Landslide in Seodong-gil, Bonghwa-gun, South Korea

Copyright: Includes Pleiades material © CNES (2023), Distribution Airbus DS.
Map produced by the National Disaster Management Research Institute.

Information about the Product

Acquired: 21/07/2023

Source: Pleiades

Category: Delineation Map

Areas affected by flash floods and landslides at Yechun

Copyright: Includes Pleiades material © CNES (2023), Distribution Airbus DS.
Map produced by KARI

Information about the Product

Acquired: 21/07/2023

Source: Pleiades

Category: Delineation Map

Landslide and Water Body Mapping during Heavy Rainfall in South Korea

Copyright: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2023)
Map produced by K-water Research Institute.

Information about the Product

Acquired: 06/06/2023 and 21/07/2023

Source: Sentinel-2

Category: Delineation Map

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