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Satellite detected water extent over Belet Weyne and Bulo Burto Zones, Hiraan Region, Somalia as of 29 April 2023

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Satellite detected water extent over Belet Weyne and Bulo Burto Zones, Hiraan Region, Somalia as of 29 April 2023
Description
**UNOSAT code FL20230327SOM, GDACS Id: 1101908** This map illustrates satellite-detected surface waters in Belet Weyne and Bulo Burto zones, Hiraan Region, Somalia as observed from a Sentinel-2 image acquired on 29 April 2023 at 07:06 UTC. Within the analyzed area of about 3,900 km², about 12 km² of land appear to be flooded. Water extent appears to have increased by about 1 km² since 19 April 2023. Based on Worldpop population data and the detected surface waters in the analyzed area, 700 people are potentially exposed or living close to flooded areas. This is a preliminary analysis and has not yet been validated in the field. Please send ground feedback to 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
2023-05-01
Date Issued
2023-05-02
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Access Rights
Public
Date Added
August 23, 2025
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) (2023). Satellite detected water extent over Belet Weyne and Bulo Burto Zones, Hiraan Region, Somalia as of 29 April 2023. The Centre for Humanitarian Data. https://data.humdata.org/dataset/69a4995f-9d6b-4020-8e18-afc9f2717e44 (dataset)
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