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Night-Time Light Loss Assessment in Derna & Al Bayda (Libya) using Night-time Light Imagery

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Night-Time Light Loss Assessment in Derna & Al Bayda (Libya) using Night-time Light Imagery
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**UNOSAT code FL20230912LBY, GDACS Id: 1102204** Status: Significant light loss observed. Further action(s): Continuous observations planned for full assessment Severe floods in Libya have generated power supply outage in Derna and Al Baydā. About 5 km2 in Derna, and 4 km2 in Al Baydā became darker based on comparison of SDGSAT-1 images acquired before and after the floods. River delta area in Derna city lost the majority of night-time light, with power supply not fully restored as of 17 September 2023. In Al Baydā, power supply has been almost fully restored as of 17 September 2023. Continuous observations have been planned for full assessment of power recovery.
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UN Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNOSAT)
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Humanitarian Data Exchange
Temporal Coverage
2023-09-20
Date Issued
2023-09-21
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Date Added
August 23, 2025
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The metadata for this resource was last retrieved from Humanitarian Data Exchange on 2026-01-15.

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    UN Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNOSAT) (2023). Night-Time Light Loss Assessment in Derna & Al Bayda (Libya) using Night-time Light Imagery. Humanitarian Data Exchange. https://data.humdata.org/dataset/7134e750-b134-4864-b99a-279cb2916ee7 (dataset)
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