UNOSATThis map illustrates satellite-detected surface water extent in the northern part of Bangladesh using a TerraSAR-X satellite image acquired on the 16 August 2017. In the analysed area; 221,915 ha of lands are likely affected. The population exposure analysis using WorldPop data shows that 2,143,586 people are potentially affected by floods in this analysed zone: ~1,800,000 are located in Rangpur Division and ~280,000 in Dhaka Division. This is a preliminary analysis and has not yet been validated in the field. Please send ground feedback to UNITAR-UNOSAT.satellite-detected-waters-in-the-northwestern-part-of-bangladeshHumanitarian Data ExchangePublicSatellite Detected Waters in the Northwestern Part of BangladeshDatasetsBangladesh2017-08-17