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UNOSAT code: TC20231206SLB, GDACS ID: 1001038 This map illustrates satellite-detected landslides in Maringe-Kokota Constituency, Isabel Province, Solomon Islands, as observed from a Sentinel-2 satellite acquired on 12 December 2023 at 10:48 local time. Within the analyzed area of 50 km², about 2 km² of mudflow extent is observed. UNOSAT identified 24 potentially affected structures. 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: TC20231206SLB, GDACS ID: 1001038 This map illustrates satellite-detected landslides along the Kaipito River in Hograno-Kia-Havulei Constituency, Isabel Province, Solomon Islands, as observed from a Sentinel-2 satellite acquired on 12 December 2023 at 10:48 local time. Within the analyzed area of 75 km², about 2 km² of mudflow extent is observed. UNOSAT identified 11 potentially affected structures. 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: CE20231007PSE This map illustrates a satellite-imagery based comprehensive assessment of damage and destruction to structures within the area of interest in the Gaza Strip, Occupied Palestinian Territory, based on an image collected on 26 November 2023 when compared to images collected on 1 May 2023, 10 May 2023, 18 September 2023, 15 October 2023, and 7 November 2023. According to satellite imagery analysis, UNOSAT identified 10,049 destroyed structures, 8,243 severely damaged structures and 19,087 moderately damaged structures, for a total of 37,379 structures. This corresponds to around 18% of the total structures in the Gaza Strip. The governorates of North Gaza and Gaza have experienced the highest rise in damage, with 3,806 new structures damaged in North Gaza and 6,243 in Gaza. Gaza City had the highest number of newly destroyed structures, with 2,397 in total. This is a preliminary analysis and has not yet been validated in the field.

UNOSAT code: LS20231208TZA This map illustrates satellite detected landslides in Hanang District, Manyara Region, Tanzania as observed from a Sentinel-2 acquired on 07 December 2023 at 11:11 local time. Within the analyzed area of 4,000 ha, about 75 ha of landslides scars are observed. 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: 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).

UNOSAT code: FL20231105SOM This map illustrates satellite-detected surface waters in Buloburto City, Buloburto District, Hiraan Region, Somalia as observed from a Worldview-2 image acquired on 30 November 2023. Within the analysed area of about 150 km2 about 23 km2 of land appears to be flooded. Furthermore, within the analysed area 7,151 buildings are identified as potentially affected by the floods as of 30 November 2023. 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 Bardere City, Baardheere District, Gedo Region, Somalia as observed from a WorldView-3 image acquired on 29 November 2023. Within the analysed area of about 32 km2 about 4.5 km2 of land appears to be flooded. The water extent appears to have receded about 1.5 km2 since 22 November 2023. Furthermore, within the analysed area about 1,200 buildings are identified as potentially affected by the floods as of 29 November 2023. 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: FL20231124KEN This map illustrates satellite-detected water extent in Dadaab Town, Dadaab County, Garissa Province, Kenya as observed from a Sentinel-2 image acquired on 26 November 2023 at 10:50 local time and a Landsat 9 image acquired on 21 November 2023 at 10:30 local time. Within analysed area of about 1,000 km², a total of about 110 km² of lands appear to be affected with flood waters. Furthermore, within the analysed area, about 4,600 buildings are identified as 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: FL20231105SOM This map illustrates satellite-detected surface waters in Bu'aale City, Bu'aale District, Middle Juba Region, Somalia as observed from a Worldview-3 image acquired on 22 November 2023 at 07:35 UTC. Within the analysed area of about 1,000 hectares about 800 hectares of land appear to be flooded. Compared to the situation on 13 November, the flood-affected area in the analysed extent increased about 20 hectares and the number of flood-affected buildings increased about 330. 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: FL20231124KEN This map illustrates satellite-detected water extent in Garissa City, Dujis County, Garissa Province, Kenya as observed from a Sentinel-2 image acquired on 26 November 2023 at 10:50 local time. Within analysed area of about 220 km², a total of about 45 km² of lands appear to be affected with flood waters. Furthermore, within the analysed area, about 6,500 buildings are identified as 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: FL20231105SOM This map illustrates satellite-detected surface waters in Bardere City, Baardheere District, Gedo Region, Somalia as observed from a WorldView-3 image acquired on 22 November 2023. Within the analysed area of about 32 km2 about 6 km2 of land appears to be flooded. The water extent appears to have been stable since 13 November 2023. Furthermore, within the analysed area about 2,600 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 United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT).

UNOSAT code: EQ20231008AFG, GDACS ID: 1394952 On the 7th of October 2023, a 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck the Herat province in the western part of Afghanistan. The epicentre was located 40 km north-west of Herat City and caused damage and destruction that triggered humanitarian needs for the local populations. The situation worsened when a second and a third strong earthquakes struck the region few days later, respectively on the 11th and 15th of October. The local government reported that the number of deaths was above 2000 people. After the earthquake, UNOSAT quickly estimated that more than a million people were living with the intensity zones above V. It was also estimated that between 150,000 and 230,000 buildings were located within the affected zones. The United Nation Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) reported that the worst affected districts correspond to Herat, Injil and Zindajan district with more than 21,500 destroyed homes. Furthermore in the Herat Province more than 230,000 homes have been impacted by the earthquake and 37,139 families have been left without home living in temporary shelter or open spaces (UNOCHA). At least 40 health facilities were affected during the earthquake, hampering the access to healthcare for an estimated of 580,000 people. One month after the earthquake people displaced from their home still suffer as the winter is approaching and temperatures are dropping (UNHCR).

UNOSAT code: FL20231124KEN This application provides geospatial information about the ongoing floods in Kenya. Important note: The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations

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: FL20231105SOM This map illustrates satellite-detected surface waters in Jowhar City, Jowhar District, Middle Shabelle Region, Somalia as observed from a Radarsat RCM-3 image acquired on 11 and 22 November 2023 and ad Worldview-2 image acquired on the 22 November 2023. Within the analysed area of 148 km2 about 31 km2 of land appears to be flooded. The water seems to have increased about 11 km2 since the 11 Nov. 2023. 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: FL20231120DOM, GDACS ID: 1102342 This map illustrates cumulative satellite-detected water extent in Valdesia Regions, Dominican Republic as observed from a Sentinel-2 image acquired on the 21 November 2023 at 11:17 local time. Within the cloud free analysed area of about 320 km² , less than 5 km² of land appears to be affected with flood waters and 2,500 people are potentially exposed to flood waters. 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: FL20231120DOM, GDACS ID: 1102342 This map illustrates cumulative satellite-detected water extent in Higuamo & Valdesia Regions, Dominican Republic as observed from a Sentinel-2 image acquired on the 21 November 2023 at 11:17 local time. Within the cloud free analysed area of about 1,800 km² , about 35 km² of land appears to be affected with flood waters and 14,000 people are potentially exposed to flood waters. 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: FL20231120DOM, GDACS ID: 1102342 This map illustrates cumulative satellite-detected water extent in Cibao Nordeste Region, Dominican Republic as observed from a Sentinel-2 image acquired on the 21 November 2023 at 11:17 local time. Within the cloud free analysed area of about 920 km² , about 190 km² of land appears to be affected with flood waters and 13,000 people are potentially exposed to flood waters. 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: FL20231120DOM, GDACS ID: 1102342 This application provides geospatial information about the ongoing floods in Dominican Republic Important note: The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations

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: FL20231120DOM, GDACS ID: 1102342 This map illustrates cumulative satellite-detected water extent in CIbao Nordeste and Cibao Sur Regions, Dominican Republic as observed from a Sentinel-1 image acquired on the 18 November 2023 at 18:53 local time. Within the extent of this map, about 55 km² of land appears to be affected with flood waters and about 10,500 people are potentially exposed to flood waters 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 CE20231007PSE This map illustrates satellite-detected changes in agricultural areas of the Gaza Strip resulting from the decline in the health and density of crops due to the ongoing conflict. UNOSAT conducted an analysis utilising satellite imagery collected by the Sentinel-2 satellite between November 2017 and 2023, performing a Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) analysis as well as a multi-temporal classification to identify notable changes taking place in agricultural areas during that timeframe. The methodology evaluated the damage as a substantial decline in the health and density of crops in November 2023, in comparison to the preceding six seasons spanning from 2017 to 2022. The decline in the health and density of the crops can be observed due to the impact of activities such as razing, heavy vehicle tracking, bombing, shelling, and other conflict-related dynamics. The analysis takes into account the damage that affects both active crop fields, fallow lands, and a multitude of household gardens. UNOSAT analysis shows that the agricultural extent in the Gaza Strip is estimated to be 185 sq. km, accounting for approximately 50% of the total area of Gaza. Compared to the average of the previous 6 years, approximately 15% of the arable land in the Gaza Strip has exhibited a significant decline in health and density in November 2023. Furthermore, the analysis shows that there has been a significant increase in damage to the arable land in the North Gaza Governorate, with around 35% of its land being impacted. This damage to agricultural land has expanded by 4.3 sq. km, which is a 13% increase compared to the previous analysis with imagery collected in October 2023. Additionally, there has been an increase in agricultural land damage in the Gaza City Governorate, rising from 7% to 17% between imagery collected on October 2023 and November 2023. This is a preliminary analysis and has not yet been validated in the field.

UNOSAT code FL20231105SOM This map illustrates satellite-detected surface waters in Jilib City, Jilib District, Middle Juba Region, Somalia as observed from a Pleiades image acquired on 14 and 15 November 2023. Within the analysed area of about 215 km2 about 123 km2 of land appears to be flooded. Furthermore, within the analysed area about 2,800 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 FL20231105SOM This map illustrates satellite-detected surface waters in Beledweyne City, Beledweyne District, Hiraan Region, Somalia, 12 November 2023 at 07:32 UTC. Within the analysed area of about 50 km2 about 14 km2 of land appear to be flooded. Furthermore, within the analysed area about 22,000 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 United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT).

UNOSAT code FL20231105SOM This map illustrates satellite-detected surface waters in Bardere City, Baardheere District, Gedo Region, Somalia as observed from a Pleiades image acquired on 12 and 13 November 2023. Within the analysed area of about 32 km2 about 5.3 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).