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Cyclone Idai in Mozambique
Tropical Cyclone Idai has brought torrential rain and flash flooding to parts of Mozambique. Over 100 people have been killed and 500,000 have been displaced. The high winds and heavy rainfall are expected to move over southern Malawi and Zimbabwe.
Storms have taken place for over a week, causing rivers - notably the Buzi River - to break their banks. The flooding has damaged power supplies and communications, leaving many people with electricity. The flooding has also affected water supplies.
With an estimated 5000 properties being submerged and large swathes of cropland destroyed, authorities have ordered mandatory evacuations of flooded and flood prone areas.
The city of Beira - capital of the Sofala province - and Buzi town have been particularly affected by the storm. Idai made landfall near Beira with winds as strong as 177 km/h and it is feared that Buzi may be entirely submerged by flood waters.
Reports indicate that the flood waters in Mozambique reach 6 metres in some areas.
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| Type of Event: | Ocean Storm - Cyclone |
| Location of Event: | Mozambique |
| Date of Charter Activation: | 2019-03-14 |
| Time of Charter Activation: | 22:04 |
| Time zone of Charter Activation: | UTC-03:00 |
| Charter Requestor: | CENAD UNOSAT on behalf of IFRC |
| Activation ID: | 598 |
| Project Management: | Ministério da Integração Nacional |
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Satellite detected waters extents, as of 20 March 2019 over the Tete and Zambezia provinces, Mozambique
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Acquired: 25/01/2019 and 20/03/2019
Source: Sentinel-1
Population and settlement exposure analysis in Mozambique after Cyclone Idai - As of 18 March 2019
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Acquired: 14/03/2019
Source: Sentinel-1
Total flood duration in Sofala, Mozambique between 15 and 25 March 2019
Copyright: Sentinel-1 and -2 © Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2019)
TerraSAR-X © DLR e. V. 2019, Distribution: Airbus DS Geo GmbH
Map produced by DLR/ZKI
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Acquired: Sentinel-2: 02/12/2018 and 20/12/2018
Sentinel-1: 07/03/2019 - 25/03/2019
TerraSAR-X: 23/03/2019 and 24/03/2019
Source: Sentinel-1 / Sentinel-2 / TerraSAR-X
Flood regression in Sofala province, Mozambique
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TerraSAR-X and TanDEM-X © DLR e. V. 2019, Distribution: Airbus DS Geo GmbH
Map produced by SEDEC/MDR
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Acquired: Sentinel-1: 19/032019
TerraSAR-X and TanDEM-X: 23/03/2019
Source: Sentinel-1, TerraSAR-X and TanDEM-X
Flood extent in Sofala province, Mozambique
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Acquired: Pre-disaster: 25/01/2019
Post-disaster: 26/03/2019
Source: Sentinel-1
Estimation of potentially affected buildings in Cidade Da Beira district, Sofala province, Mozambique
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Acquired: 19/03/2019
Source: GeoEye-1, Sentinel-1
Flood extent in Manica and Sofala provinces, Mozambique
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Acquired: 19/03/2019
Source: Sentinel-1
Flood extent in Tete and Zambezia provinces, Mozambique
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Acquired: Pre-disaster: 25/01/2019
Post-disaster: 20/03/2019
Source: Sentinel-1
Population and settlement exposure analysis in Mozambique after Cyclone Idai - As of 20 March 2019
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Acquired: 20/03/2019
Flood extent in Sofala province, Mozambique
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Acquired: Pre-disaster: 18/01/2019 and 25/01/2019
Post-disaster: 19/03/2019 and 20/03/2019
Source: Sentinel-1
Population exposure analysis in Mozambique after Cyclone Idai - As of 12 March 2019
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Acquired: 12/03/2019
Flood extent in Sofala province, Mozambique
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Acquired: Pre-disaster: 25/01/2019
Post-disaster: 13/03/2019 and 14/03/2019
Source: Sentinel-1
Flood areas in Sofala Province, Mozambique as of 19 March
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Sentinel-1 © Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2019)
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Acquired: Sentinel-1: 19/03/2019
RADARSAT-2: 19/03/2019
Source: RADARSAT-2 / Sentinel-1
Chimoio, Mozambique: Situation map as of 20 March 2019
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Pleiades © CNES (2019) - Distribution: Airbus Defence and Space, all rights reserved
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Acquired: Sentinel-2: 31/10/2018
Pleiades: 20/03/2019
Source: Sentinel-2 / Pleiades
Water cover near Mafambisse in Mozambique after Cyclone Idai
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RADARSAT-2 Data and Products © Maxar Technologies Ltd. (2019) - All Rights Reserved. RADARSAT is an official trademark of the Canadian Space Agency.
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Acquired: 17/03/2019
Source: DMC / RADARSAT-2
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