Monsoon Rains & Flooding 31 August 2010 Version 4 - 14:00UTC FL-2010-000141-PAK SITUATION UPDATE 4: RISING FLOOD WATERS IN THATTA AND SUJAWAL N-55 N-5 Matiari Analysis Based on MODIS Data Recorded 28 and 29 August (08:30 UTC) Tando Allahyar & PALSAR Data Recorded 19 & 21 August 2010 Jamshoro HyderabadMirpur N-5 Khas M-9 This is the fourth situational update on the status have advanced over 14km at its furthest point over this area. This situational analysis is based of rising flood waters between the cities of Thatta between August 28 – 29; threatening to surround on a rapid visual assessment of the current N-5 Tnado Karachi Muhammad Khan and Sujawal, in Thatta district based on a time the city of Sujawal which remains at high risk. satellite data available over this area and will be series of MODIS satellite data recorded 29 Sections of route N-5 north of Thatta remain revised and updated as new data becomes August at 09:10 UTC. There has been a major likely flooded; the towns of Bannu and Daro on available; this analysis has not yet been expansion of flood water on eastern bank of the the eastern bank of the Indus also remain validated in the field. Please send ground Indus river, threatening the towns of Thatta and threatened. Due to cloud cover over the region, feedback to UNITAR / UNOSAT. Sujawal. Water has advanced. The flood waters more recent imagery has not been processed 371839.018425 401839.018425 431839.018425 68°0'0"E 68°20'0"E SATELLITE ASSESSMENT CLASSIFICATION: .605433 Primary direction of flood Route N-5 is likely .605433 25°0'0"N water movement flooded as waters 25°0'0"N from Indus converge Flood Water Expansion with Lake Khinjar Katri 2764561 over 24 hrs (28 - 29 2764561 August 2010 (MODIS) Lake Probable Flood Waters Flood waters appear to 28 Aug 2010 (modis) have stablized near the town of Bannu Pre-Crisis Indus River 4 July 2010 (PALSAR) Town of Daro threatend with flooding N-5 .605433 .605433 Flood waters east of Thatta 2734561 appear stable, however to 2734561 the southwest there has been a significant outflow approx. 8 kilometers in length. 24°40'0"N 24°40'0"N Major expansion of flood water between August 28 - 29 on eastern bank of Indus, surrounding the town of Sujawal 68°0'0"E 68°20'0"E 371839.018425 401839.018425 431839.018425 Crisis Satellite Data (1) :ALOS PALSAR (FBD HH-HV) Airport / Airfield Primary Road Disaster coverage by the International Charter 'Space and Major Disasters'. Resolution : 25 meters For more information on the Charter, which is about assisting the disaster Image Date : 19 August & 4 July 2010 Secondary Road Source :© JAXA, METI Barrage relief organizations with multi-satellite data and information, visit Crisis Satellite Data (1) :MODIS Aqua & Terra Railroad www.disasterscharter.org Resolution :250 meters Bridge Image Date :26-29 August 2010 Source :NASA Rapid Response Train station Map Scale for A4: 1:400,000 Source :NASA Rapid Response GIS Data :NGA, OCHA, USGS, OSM Kilometers Transport Data :Google Map Maker 0 5 10 20 Transport Data Copyright: © 2010 Google - Improve with UNOSAT / UNITAR Google Map Maker Palais des Nations, The depiction and use of boundaries, geographic Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), Flood Analysis :UNITAR / UNOSAT Geneva, Switzerland names and related data shown here are not providing satellite imagery and related geographic Projection :UTM Zone 42N - WGS-84 T: +41 22 767 4020 (UNOSAT Operations) warranted to be error-free nor do they imply official information, research and analysis to UN 24/7 hotline: +41 76 487 4998 endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. humanitarian & development agencies & their E-mail: [email protected] UNOSAT is a program of the United Nations implementing partners. www.unosat.org.