Cumulative Satellite Detected Waters over Sylhet Division, Bangladesh as of 19 & 22 June 2024

**UNOSAT code: FL20220525BGD** This map illustrates satellite-detected surface waters in Sylhet, Mymensingh, Dhaka, and Chattogram Divisions, Bangladesh as observed from a Sentinel-1 images acquired on 26 May 2022 at 05:47 local time and using an automated analysis with machine learning method. Within the analyzed area of about 16,000 km2, about 6,800 km2 of lands appear to be flooded. In this area, about 5,400 km2 of croplands and 1,270 km2 of herbaceous wetland appear to be likely affected by the flood waters. Based on Worldpop population data and the detected surface waters in the analyzed area, the potentially exposed population is mainly located in the district of Sunamganj with ~1,700,000 people and Sylhet with ~1,400,000 people. This is a preliminary analysis and has not yet been validated in the field. Please send ground feedback to United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT). Important note: Flood analysis from radar images may underestimate the presence of standing waters in built-up areas and densely vegetated areas due to backscattering properties of the radar signal.

This map illustrates satellite-detected surface water extent in the northeastern part of Bangladesh using a Sentinel-1 satellite image acquired on the 15 June 2018. In the analysed area; about 500,000 ha of lands are likely affected. The population exposure analysis using WorldPop data shows that 3,500,000 people are potentially affected by floods in this analysed zone: ~1,500,000 are located in Sylhet Division and ~1,000,000 in Sumanganj Division and about 35% of the population is leaving within or close to inundated areas. This is a preliminary analysis and has not yet been validated in the field. Please send ground feedback to UNITAR-UNOSAT.

**UNOSAT code: FL20220525BGD** This map illustrates satellite-detected surface waters in Sylhet, Mymensingh, Dhaka, and Chattogram Divisions, Bangladesh as observed from a Sentinel-1 images acquired on 28 May 2022 at 18:04 local time and using an automated analysis with machine learning method. Within the analyzed area of about 12,000 km2, about 4,500 km2 of lands appear to be flooded. In this area, about 3,400 km2 of croplands and 1,000 km2 of herbaceous wetland appear to be likely affected by the flood waters. Based on Worldpop population data and the detected surface waters in the analyzed area, the potentially exposed population is mainly located in the district of Sunamganj with ~935,000 people and Kishoreganj with ~779,000 people. This is a preliminary analysis and has not yet been validated in the field. Please send ground feedback to United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT). Important note: Flood analysis from radar images may underestimate the presence of standing waters in built-up areas and densely vegetated areas due to backscattering properties of the radar signal.

**UNOSAT code: FL20220525BGD** This map illustrates satellite-detected surface waters in Sylhet, Mymensingh, Dhaka, and Chattogram Divisions, Bangladesh as observed from a RCM-1 images acquired on 19 Jun. 2022 at 18:02 local time. Within the analyzed area of about 22,300 km2, about 9,500 km2 of lands appear to be flooded. Water extent appears to have increased of about 2,150 km2 since the period between 25 to 28 May 2022. Based on Worldpop population data and the detected surface waters in the analyzed area, the potentially exposed population is mainly located in the district of Sunamganj with ~1,822,000 people and Sylhet with ~1,550,000 people. This is a preliminary analysis and has not yet been validated in the field. Please send ground feedback to United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT). Important note: Flood analysis from radar images may underestimate the presence of standing waters in built-up areas and densely vegetated areas due to backscattering properties of the radar signal.

**UNOSAT code: FL20240502BGD, GDACS ID: 1001064** This map illustrates satellite-detected surface waters in Barisal, Dhaka and Khulna Divisions, Bangladesh as observed from a Sentinel-1 images acquired on 1 June 2024 at 05:56 local time and using an automated analysis with machine learning method. Within the analyzed area of about 52,000 km2, about 1,000 km2 of land appears to be flooded. Based on Worldpop population data and the detected surface waters in the analyzed area, the potentially exposed population is mainly located in the district of Bagerhat, Khulna Division with ~96,000 people, and Barguna, Barisal Division with ~74,000 people. This is a preliminary analysis and has not yet been validated in the field. Please send ground feedback to the United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT). Important note: Flood analysis from radar images may underestimate the presence of standing waters in built-up areas and densely vegetated areas due to backscattering properties of the radar signal.

**UNOSAT code: FL20220525BGD** This map illustrates satellite-detected surface waters and impact in Sylhet and Sunamganj Districts, Sylhet Division, Bangladesh as observed from a RCM-1 image acquired on 18 Jun 2022 at 17:54 local time. Within the analyzed area of about 1,325 km2, about 840 km2 of lands appear to be flooded. In this area, about 140 km of roads and 1 km of railway appear to be likely affected by the flood waters. Based on Worldpop population data and the detected surface waters, about 839,000 people are potentially exposed or living close to flooded areas. This is a preliminary analysis and has not yet been validated in the field. Please send ground feedback to United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT). Important note: Flood analysis from radar images may underestimate the presence of standing waters in built-up areas and densely vegetated areas due to backscattering properties of the radar signal.