Satellite detected water extent over southern Hiraan Region and Jowhar CIty, Middle Shabelle Region, Somalia as of 24 May 2023
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✦ Suggested by OrionAI**UNOSAT code FL20230327SOM, GDACS Id: 1101908** This map illustrates satellite detected surface waters Hiraan, Lower Shabelle, and Middle Shabelle Regions Somalia as observed from Sentinel-2 image acquired on 29 April 2023 at 07:06 UTC. Within the analyzed area about 12,000 km², about 600 km² of land appear to be flooded. Water extent appears to have increased by about 480km² since 19 April 2023. Based on Worldpop population data and the detected surface waters in the analyzed area 59,000 people are potentially exposed or living close 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).
**UNOSAT code: FL20231105SOM** This map illustrates satellite-detected surface waters in Jowhar City, Jowhar District, Middle Shabelle Region, Somalia as observed from a Sentinel-2 image acquired on 20 November 2023. Within the analysed area of about 170 km2 about 27 km2 of land appears to be flooded. 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).
**UNOSAT code FL20230327SOM, GDACS Id: 1101908** This map illustrates satellite-detected surface waters in Shabelle Zone, Somali Region of Ethiopia and Beledweyne and Northern Bulo Burto District, Hiraan Region of Somalia as observed from a Sentinel-2 image acquired on 14 May 2023 at 07:28 UTC. Within the analyzed area of about 8,000 km², about 500 km² of land appear to be flooded. Water extent appears to have increased by about 300 km² since 29 April 2023. Based on Worldpop population data and the detected surface waters in the analyzed area, about 29,700 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).
**UNOSAT code: FL20231105SOM** This map illustrates satellite-detected surface waters in Jowhar City, Jowhar District, Middle Shabelle Region, Somalia as observed from a Worldview-2 image acquired on 22 November 2023. Within the analysed area of about 13 km2 about 1,4 km2 of land appears to be flooded. Furthermore, within the analysed area about 300 buildings are identified as potentially affected by the floods. 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).
**UNOSAT code FL20230327SOM, GDACS Id: 1101908** This map illustrates cumulative satellite-detected water using VIIRS along the Shabelle River in Somalia between 19 to 23 May 2023. Within the analysed area of about 39,000 km², about 1,400 km² of land appear to be flooded. Based on Worldpop population data and the maximum flood water coverage, at least 120,000 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).
**UNOSAT code: FL20231105SOM** This map illustrates satellite-detected surface waters in Juba Hoose and Juba Dhexe Region, Somalia as observed from a Sentinel-2 image acquired on 3 December 2023 at 07:39 UTC. Within the analysed area of about 20,000 km2 about 1,300 km2 of land appears to be flooded. This is a preliminary analysis and has not yet been validated in the field. Please send ground feedback to United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT).
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