Updated Flood Waters in Charsadda and Nowshera Districts, Pakistan
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!")"i !"i ¥¦¬ !"i !"i !"i !"i !"i i !" !"i !"i !"i !"i !"i This map presents an analysis of standing flood spatial resolutions. It is likely that the extent of waters over the affected Charsadda and the flood waters detected on 5 August has been Disaster coverage by the International 9 August 2010 Nowshera Districts, Khyber-Pakhtunkha underestimated along some sections of the Charter 'Space and Major Disasters'. Monsoon i Updated Flood Waters in Charsadda Province, Pakistan, based on post-disaster Kabul River within the map extent. The exact For more information on the Charter, Rains & Flooding RADARSAT-2 data from 5 August and MODIS limit of the MODIS flood water detection on 31 !" which is about assisting the disaster Version 1.0 on 31 July 2010. Pre-flood water data was July 2010 is also uncertain because of the obtained from RADARSAT-1 satellite data (1 relatively low spatial resolution of the sensors relief organizations with multi-satellite X W • and Nowshera Districts, Pakistan Dec. 1999). Please note that there are several used. This analysis has not yet been validated data and information, visit ••• " associated levels of uncertainly with this in the field. Please send ground feedback to !, Glide No: !" www.disasterscharter.org X W analysis due to the limitations of comparing UNITAR / UNOSAT. !! FL-2010-000141-PAK Flood Analysis with RADARSAT-2 Satellite Data Recorded on 5 August 2010 radar and optical satellite data with different 190000 200000 210000 220000 230000 71°40'0"E 71°45'0"ETurangzai 71°50'0"E 71°55'0"E 72°0'0"E 72°5'0"E Baghicha 0 0 i FLOOD ANALYSIS SUMMARY: kilometre after Nowshera city along !" Map 379000 379000 There are strong indications that the Kabul River towards the Ghazi Exent Peshawar flood water levels have significantly Brotha dam appear also to have i Islamabad receded along the upstream receeded to a significant degree. " !" MARDAN Rawalpindi Utmānzai Utmanzai sections of the Swat and Kabul Please note: there are several )" Swat River i Rivers north of Charsadda before associated levels of uncertainly with !" the confluence, and over a 15km this analysis due to the limitations of Legend section of the Kabul River comparing radar and optical satellite " downstream of Charsadda. The bulk data with different spatial Primary Road )" Main City Rajar of standing flood waters within 10km resolutions. It is likely that the extent Secondary / Local Road Town / City upstream of Nowshera city appear of the flood waters detected on 5 34°10'0"N to be receding at a much slower rate August has been underestimated River / Drainage Line Village / Settlement Toru Charsadda leaving the total area of standing along some sections of the Kabul Province Border " Health Facility " flood waters on 5 August similar to River within the map extent. " Sheikh 34°10'0"N Refugee Settlement that of 31 July 2010. Water levels a District Boundary i Maltoon !" (open) X W Town Railroad i Elevation !I Airport / Airfield !" Contour (100m) X W X W SATELLITE ASSESSMENT CLASSIFICATION: Bridge Bridge (Potentially Flood- 0 0 X Y (likely functional) X Y Affected / damaged) i 378000 Rashakai 378000 Probable Flood Waters !" Ghalladher as on 5 August 2010 (Radarsat-2) Miangan Nisatta Probable Flood Water Extent on 31 July 2010 Bhago (MODIS) - Likely represents the approximate X W extent of flood water reduction between 31 X W Banda July & 5 August 2010 Kutarpan Chauki Pre-Crisis Water Extent " as on 1 December 1999 (Radarsat-2) X W 34°5'0"N Standing flood waters within 10km Bara Risalpur Banda Kabul River upstream of Nowshera appear to be Airfield Map Scale for A3: 1:140,000 i receding more slowly, with little significant !I change between 31 July and 5 Aug. 2010 Zando Kilometers 34°5'0"N !" X W Babar Banda 0 1 2 4 6 Akbar Kili X W Pura X W Crisis Satellite Data (1) ............ RADARSAT-2 X W X W Resolution .............................. 25 meters X W X W X W Image Date ............................. 5 August 2010 Risalpur X W Kheshki Copyright ................................ Radarsat 2 © MDA 2010 Source .................................... Canadian Space Agency i Crisis Satellite Data (2) ............ MODIS Aqua & Terra Khesgi !" Sais Mandi Resolution .............................. 250 meters Image Date ............................. 31 July - 1 August 2010 AzaKhel Mian Kili Source .................................... NASA Rapid Response 0 0 PreCrisis Satellite Data ............ RADARSAT 1 i X W i !" Kandar Resolution ............................... 25 meters !" Image Date ............................. 1 December 2010 i i i 377000 Pir 377000 !" Copyright ................................. Radarsat 1 © MDA 2010 !" !" Nawe Sabaq X W X W Source .................................... Canadian Space Agency Kili Zara Elevation Data ........................ Aster GDEM Miana Source .................................... METI & NASA 2009 X W Turlandi X W X W GIS Data ................................. NGA, OCHA, Google Maps X W X W X W Hydrology Data ....................... USGS HydroSheds X W Road Data .............................. Google Map Maker X W X W X W X W X W X W There are strong indications that flood X W X W X W X W X W X W X W X W X W Road Data Copyright................ © 2009 Google - Improve X W X W X W Akora X W X W Dheri X W X W 34°0'0"N )" water levels have significantly receded X W X W X W X W X W X W i X W with Google Map Maker X W X W X W Ismail Baba X W Khattak X W " X W Kati Wattar NOWSHERA X W X W between 31 July and 5 August 2010 X W X W Jalozai X W X W Background Imagery ............... ESRI (Landsat7 WMS) !" Dagi Khel Khel Khel Sura X W Refugee Data ......................... UNHCR i Qadeem Khel i Old Hospital Data .......................... WHO !" 34°0'0"N !" Akora Flood Analysis ......................... UNITAR / UNOSAT i Map Production ..................... UNITAR / UNOSAT !" Projection ................................ 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