Satellite detected water extent in Khartoum, White Nile, Aj Jazirah and Sennar States, Sudan as of 8 September 2024
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2024
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Satellite detected water extent in Khartoum, White Nile, Aj Jazirah and Sennar States, Sudan as of 8 September 2024
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**UNOSAT code: FL20240826SDN, GDACS ID: 1102854** This map illustrates satellite-detected water extents Khartoum, White Nile, Aj Jazirah and Sennar States, Sudan as observed from a Sentinel-2 image acquired on 8 September 2024 at 08:06 UTC. Within the analysed area of about 80,000 km², a total of about 6,500 km² of land appears to be affected by floodwaters. Based on Worldpop population data and the flood extent, approximately 800,000 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 the United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT).
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UN Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNOSAT)
UN Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNOSAT) (2024). Satellite detected water extent in Khartoum, White Nile, Aj Jazirah and Sennar States, Sudan as of 8 September 2024. The Centre for Humanitarian Data. https://data.humdata.org/dataset/be361d6d-30f4-47c0-9d14-e6d057a6cdc8 (dataset)