Satellite detected water extents between 27 and 31 March 2023 over Mozambique
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Title
Satellite detected water extents between 27 and 31 March 2023 over Mozambique
Description
**UNOSAT code TC20230221MOZ, GDACS Id: 1000961** This map illustrates cumulative satellite-detected water using VIIRS in Mozambique between 27 to 31 March 2023. Within the cloud-free analyzed areas of about 600,000 km², a total of about 12,000 km² of land appear to be affected by flood waters. Water extent appears to have decreased by about 6,300 km2 since 21-25 March 2023. Based on Worldpop population data and the maximal flood water extent, ~650,000 people are potentially exposed or living close to flooded areas mainly located in Zambezia province with ~220,000 people and Sofala province with ~140,000 people. This preliminary analysis has not yet been validated in the field. Please send ground feedback to the United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT).
Creator
UN Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNOSAT)
Publisher
The Centre for Humanitarian Data
Temporal Coverage
2023-04-03
Date Issued
2023-04-04
License
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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.
UN Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNOSAT) (2023). Satellite detected water extents between 27 and 31 March 2023 over Mozambique. The Centre for Humanitarian Data. https://data.humdata.org/dataset/c172533a-e332-479f-8084-d6c7c46af875 (dataset)