File:Impact of flash floods near Saint-Martin-Vésubie, France.jpg
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[edit]DescriptionImpact of flash floods near Saint-Martin-Vésubie, France.jpg |
English: On 3 October, heavy rains caused by Storm Alex caused flash floods in the Alpes-Maritimes (south-eastern France), destroying dozens of houses and washing away roads and bridges in the mountainous region near Nice. At least seven people have died and more than 20 people are still missing. On 8 October, a firefighter was found dead. His vehicle had been washed away after a road collapsed near the village of Saint-Martin-Vésubie, one of the villages most affected by the flash floods. In view of the extensive damages caused by the floods, the Copernicus Emergency Management Service Rapid Mapping componentwas activated (EMSR467) by France’s Civil Protection to monitor the flooded areas with delineation maps derived from Very High Resolution satellite data. The two images presented here were acquired on 28 September 2020 (before the event) and on 8 October 2020 (after the event) by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites. They show the impact of Storm Alex near Saint-Martin-Vésubie and along the Vésubie river. The images show that the width of the river bed of the Vésubie shot up from from just a few meters before the event to more than 180 meters during the flash floods. Unfortunately, many houses in the area have been washed away by the fury of the water. High resolution open data from Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites allow us to to develop an accurate understanding of the flood’s extent and contribute to damage assessment in the affected areas. |
Date | 9 October 2020 (upload date) |
Source | Impact of flash floods near Saint-Martin-Vésubie, France |
Author | European Union , Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery |
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