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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

Flood impact in Beira and Buzi, Mozambique as of 25 March

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Acquired: ALOS-2: 23/03/2019
Pleiades: 22/03/2019, 24/03/2019 and 25/03/2019

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Flood impact in Beira, Mozambique as of 26 March

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Acquired: 26/03/2019

Source: Pleiades

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

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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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Acquired: Sentinel-1: 19/032019
TerraSAR-X and TanDEM-X: 23/03/2019

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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

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Flood extent in Manica and Sofala provinces, Mozambique

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Acquired: 19/03/2019

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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

Flooded urban areas in Beira, Mozambique as of 22 March

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Acquired: 20/03/2019

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Flood areas in Buzi District, Mozambique as of 22 March

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Acquired: 22/03/2019

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Flood areas in Chinde, Mozambique as of 20 March

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Acquired: 14/03/2019, 20/03/2019

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Flood areas in Buzi, Mozambique as of 20 March

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Acquired: 14/03/2019, 20/03/2019

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Flood areas in Sofala Province, Mozambique as of 19 March

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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

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Water cover near Mafambisse in Mozambique after Cyclone Idai

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Acquired: 17/03/2019

Source: DMC / RADARSAT-2

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