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Satellite detected water extents in Bolikhamzai Province, Lao PDR as of 18 September 2024

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Satellite detected water extents in Bolikhamzai Province, Lao PDR as of 18 September 2024
Description
**UNOSAT code: FL20240913LAO** This map illustrates the floods detected using Sentinel-1 images acquired on 18 September 2024 at 06:00 local time in Bolikhamzai Province. Within the analysed area of approximately 16,000 km², about 270 km² of land appears to be affected by floodwaters. The extent of the flooding has increased by approximately 230 km² since the previous observation on 6 September 2024. Based on WorldPop spatial demographic data, an estimated 15,500 people are currently exposed to or residing near the flooded areas. Please note that this is a preliminary analysis and has not been validated in the field. We welcome any ground feedback that can be provided to the 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
2024-09-20
Date Issued
2024-09-21
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Public
Date Added
November 01, 2024
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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) (2024). Satellite detected water extents in Bolikhamzai Province, Lao PDR as of 18 September 2024. The Centre for Humanitarian Data. https://data.humdata.org/dataset/fd6e2160-cac4-42e5-93fb-ec533c4a4bab (dataset)
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