Charter activations

Flood in Pakistan

Monsoon rains have lead to widespread flooding in the Punjab and Sindh Province's of Pakistan, where over 130 people have been reported killed and government reports indicate that as many as 1 million may be affected.

The rain began in early August and has resulted in flash floods which have destroyed 10,000 homes so far and reportedly affected almost 2000 villages. 15,000 people have been evacuated to relief camps.

The flood waters have also affected crops and cattle, killing an estimated 5000 cattle and destroying hundreds of thousands of acres of crops. These losses will lead to long-term consequences for the local villagers, who rely on the farms for their food. Local roads have been inundated, further hampering relief efforts and disrupting travel.

More rain is forecast and it is expected that the floodwaters will affect more villages as they flow downstream.

Type of Event:	Flood
Location of Event:	Punjab and Sindh Provinces, Pakistan
Date of Charter Activation:	22 August 2013
Charter Requestor:	UNITAR/UNOSAT on behalf of UNESCAP
Project Management:	UNITAR/UNOSAT

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Update: Overview of flood waters in Shikarpur and Sukkur District, Sindh Province, Pakistan

Copyright: RISAT-1: Indian Space Research Organisation
TerraSAR-X: German Aerospace Center (DLR), 2013 Astrium Services/Infoterra GmbH
Map produced by UNITAR/UNOSAT

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Acquired: RISAT-1: 14/08/2013 and 26/08/2013
TerraSAR-X: 27/03/2010

Source: RISAT-1 / TerraSAR-X

Update: Overview of flood waters in Sialkot and Narowal Districts, Punjab Province, Pakistan

Copyright: TerraSAR-X: German Aerospace Center (DLR), Astrium Services/Infoterra GmbH 2013
RADARSAT-2 Data and Products © MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (2013) - All Rights Reserved. RADARSAT is an official trademark of the Canadian Space Agency.
Map produced by UNITAR/UNOSAT

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Acquired: RADARSAT-2: 25/08/2013
TerraSAR-X: 27/08/2013

Source: TerraSAR-X / RADARSAT-2

Update: Overview of flood waters in Punjab Province, Pakistan

Copyright: RADARSAT-2 Data and Products © MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (2013) - All Rights Reserved. RADARSAT is an official trademark of the Canadian Space Agency.
SPOT-5: CNES 2013
Map produced by UNITAR / UNOSAT

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Acquired: SPOT-5: 25/08/2013
RADARSAT-2: 26/08/2013

Source: RADARSAT-2 / SPOT-5

Overview of flood waters in Punjab province, Pakistan

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Acquired: 26/08/2013

Source: RADARSAT-2

Overview of flood waters in Shikarpur and Sukkur Sistrict, Sindh Province, Pakistan

Copyright: TerraSAR-X German Aerospace Center (DLR), 2013 Astrium/Services/Infoterra GmbH
RADARSAT-2 Data and Products © MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (2013) - All Rights Reserved. RADARSAT is an official trademark of the Canadian Space Agency.

Map produced by UNITAR / UNOSAT

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Acquired: 26/08/2013

Source: RADARSAT-2 & TerraSAR-X