Title

Flooding in Mozambique (January, 2013)

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Abstract

This layer shows NASA's Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) satellite images of the lower Limpopo River on 31 January 2013.

After days of torrential rain pushed the lower Limpopo River over its banks in late January 2013, flood water surrounded the city of Xai-Xai in southern Mozambique. The death toll in Mozambique reached 68, and the estimated number of people affected ranged from 180,000 to 250,000.

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Pubblication Date

March 11, 2017, 8:20 p.m.

Type

Raster Data

Keywords

Disaster , Flood

Category

Water-related disasters

Water-related disasters include floods, droughts, landslides, storms and waterborne disease outbreaks, which are expected to increase in frequency and intensity.

Regions

East Africa , Mozambique

Responsible

Tales.Carvalho-Resende

Group

Theme 2: Groundwater

Restrictions

Unless otherwise specified, no restriction applies.

Edition

NASA Earth Observatory image (2013). Flooding in Mozambique (January, 2013). Retrieved from https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/80343

Language

English

Temporal Extent

Jan. 1, 2013, 10:53 a.m. - Jan. 31, 2013, 10:53 a.m.

Supplemental Information

NASA Earth Observatory image by Jesse Allen and Robert Simmon, using EO-1 ALI data provided courtesy of the NASA EO-1 team. Caption by Michon Scott.

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