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Mudflow impact in Kham District, Xiengkhouang Province, Lao PDR as of 2 August 2025

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Mudflow impact in Kham District, Xiengkhouang Province, Lao PDR as of 2 August 2025
Description
**UNOSAT code: TC20250722LAO, GDACS ID: 1001181** This map illustrates satellite-detected mudflow extent in Kham District, Xiengkhouang Province, Lao PDR as observed from Pleiades very high-resolution satellite image acquired on 2 August 2025 at 10:31 local time (03:31 UTC). Within the analyzed area of approximately 160 km², about 8 km² of land appears to be affected by landslides/mudflow. Based on WorldPop population data and the flood extent, approximately 2,300 people are potentially exposed or living close to the flooded areas. Additionally, UNOSAT identified around 970 damaged buildings, four damaged bridges, and approximately 10 km of affected roads. 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)
Publisher
The Centre for Humanitarian Data
Temporal Coverage
2025-08-06
Date Issued
2025-08-07
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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) (2025). Mudflow impact in Kham District, Xiengkhouang Province, Lao PDR as of 2 August 2025. The Centre for Humanitarian Data. https://data.humdata.org/dataset/af2b3c00-bbf4-471b-aee3-dc33e3ea7d93 (dataset)
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