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Satellite detected water extents from 3 to 10 December 2024 in the Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka

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Satellite detected water extents from 3 to 10 December 2024 in the Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka
Description
**UNOSAT code: FL20241128LKA** This map illustrates cumulative satellite-detected water extent from multiple satellites in the Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka from 3 to 10 December 2024. Within the cloud-free analysed area of approximately 760 km², an estimated 84 km² of land is observed to be affected by floodwaters, with around 43 km² of cropland Based on WorldPop spatial demographic data, approximately 2,400 people are exposed to or living near the flooded areas. Additionally, 3,400 buildings have been identified as potentially affected. 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).
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UN Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNOSAT)
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The Centre for Humanitarian Data
Temporal Coverage
2024-12-11
Date Issued
2024-12-12
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Access Rights
Public
Date Added
December 31, 2024
Provenance Statement
The metadata for this resource was last retrieved from Humanitarian Data Exchange on 2025-08-23.

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    UN Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNOSAT) (2024). Satellite detected water extents from 3 to 10 December 2024 in the Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka. The Centre for Humanitarian Data. https://data.humdata.org/dataset/2a8bc905-c2b1-493b-92fb-891919c2ad23 (dataset)
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