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Flooding in Ghana

Over 4,000 residents in Ghana's south eastern region have been forced to abandon their homes due to widespread flooding. The crisis has been triggered by the overflowing of the Akosombo Dam, resulting in the devastating destruction of homes and farmlands along the banks of the River Volta.

The deluge has led to the disruption of essential services, leaving some areas without access to water and electricity. Ghana's Volta River Authority had previously asked residents to move to higher ground as water levels upstream of the dam continued to rise due to heavy rains.

Type of Event:Floods
Location of Event:Ghana
Date of Charter Activation:2023-10-14
Time of Charter Activation:20:57
Time zone of Charter Activation:UTC+02:00
Charter Requestor:UNOOSA/UN-SPIDER on behalf of National Disaster Management Organization
Activation ID:844
Project Management:Oyewumi Ademuyiwa (National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA))
act-value-adders:UN-SPIDER
Silvia Pardi LaCruz (Federal University of Santa Maria)
Caleb Odiji (NASDRA)
Elikem Harvor Timothy (National Disaster Management Organisation)
Ida Svendsen (UNITAR)

Products

Preliminary satellite-derived flood assessment, Volta River, Volta Region and Greater Accra Region, Ghana - 06 November 2023.

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Copyright: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2023)
Report produced by UNITAR / UNOSAT

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Acquired: 04/11/2023

Source: Sentinel-2

Category: Reference Map

Areas affected by flooding in Sogakope Ghana

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

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Acquired: 18/10/2023

Source: Pleiades

Category: Grading Map

Areas of Flooding along the Lower Volta River, Ghana

Copyright: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2023)
Map produced by NASRDA.

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Acquired: 04/10/2023 and 16/10/2023

Source: Sentinel-1

Category: Delineation Map

Satellite detected water extent over the Greater Accra and Volta Region, Ghana

Copyright: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2023)
Map produced by UNITAR/UNOSAT

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Acquired: 23/10/2023

Source: Sentinel-1

Category: Reference Map

Flooded Areas in the Lower Volta River, Ghana

Copyright: © DLR e.V. (2023), Distribution Airbus DS Geo GmbH
Map produced by the Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil

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Acquired: 20/10/2023

Source: TanDEM-X

Category: Reference Map

Flooded buildings in Mepe community in North Tongu district, lower Volta river, Ghana

Copyright: © (2023) DigitalGlobe, Inc., Longmont CO USA 80503. DigitalGlobe and the DigitalGlobe logos are trademarks of DigitalGlobe, Inc. The use and/or dissemination of this data and/or of any product in any way derived there from are restricted. Unauthorized use and/or dissemination is prohibited.
© OpenStreetMap (2023)
Map produced by NASRDA

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Acquired: 18/10/2023, 21/10/2023

Source: WorldView-2

Category: Reference Map

Flooded Areas in the Lower Volta River, Ghana

Copyright: RADARSAT Constellation Mission Imagery © Government of Canada (2023) - RADARSAT is an official mark of the Canadian Space Agency
Map produced by the Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil

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Acquired: 15/10/2023

Source: RCM

Category: Reference Map

Flooded Areas in the Lower Volta River, Ghana

Copyright: © DLR e.V. (2023), Distribution Airbus DS Geo GmbH
Map produced by the Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil

Information about the Product

Acquired: 16/10/2023

Source: TerraSAR-X

Category: Reference Map

Flooded Areas around the Middle and Lower Sections of the Lower Volta River, Ghana

Copyright: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2023)
Map produced by NASRDA.

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Acquired: 29/09/2023 and 11/10/2023

Source: Sentinel-1

Category: Delineation Map

Preliminary Satellite Flood Assessment Report around the Volta River, Volta Region and Greater Accra Region, Ghana

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Copyright: WorldView © (2023) DigitalGlobe, Inc., Longmont CO USA 80503. DigitalGlobe and the DigitalGlobe logos are trademarks of DigitalGlobe, Inc. The use and/or dissemination of this data and/or of any product in any way derived there from are restricted. Unauthorized use and/or dissemination is prohibited.
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2023)
Includes Pleiades material © CNES (2023), Distribution Airbus DS.
Report produced by UNITAR/UNOSAT

Information about the Product

Acquired: WorldView-2: 18/10/2023
WorldView-3: 06/03/2023
Sentinel-2: 15/10/2023
Pleiades: 18/10/2023

Source: WorldView-2, WorldView-3, Sentinel-2 and Pleiades

Category: Reference Map

Flooded areas in the lower Volta river, Ghana

Copyright: RADARSAT Constellation Mission Imagery © Government of Canada (2023) - RADARSAT is an official mark of the Canadian Space Agency
Map produced by the Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil

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Acquired: 16/10/2023, 17/10/2023

Source: RCM

Category: Delineation Monitoring Maps

Buildings and Roads affected by Flooding around the Lower Volta River in the Battor and Mepe Area, Ghana

Copyright: WorldView-2 © (2023) DigitalGlobe, Inc., Longmont CO USA 80503. DigitalGlobe and the DigitalGlobe logos are trademarks of DigitalGlobe, Inc. The use and/or dissemination of this data and/or of any product in any way derived there from are restricted. Unauthorized use and/or dissemination is prohibited.
Map produced by UN-SPIDER

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Acquired: 18/10/2023

Source: WorldView-2

Category: Delineation Map

Inundated areas in the lower Volta River districts, Ghana

Copyright: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2023)
Map produced by NASRDA

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Acquired: 16/10/2023

Source: Sentinel-1

Category: Delineation Map

Flooded area in the upper section of lower Volta River

Copyright: © DLR e.V. (2023), Distribution Airbus DS Geo GmbH
Map produced by UN-SPIDER.

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Acquired: 16/10/2023

Source: TerraSAR-X

Category: Delineation Map

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