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SITUATION UPDATE 2: FLOOD WATERS CURRENTLYCONTAINED NORTH OF SHAHDADKOT, SINDH PROVINCE
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This is the second situational update on thestatus of flood waters immediately north of thecity of Shahdadkot; based on satellite datarecorded this morning at 05:40 UTC (24 August2010). A change detection analysis has beenmade comparing satellite imagery from thismorning with imagery recorded approximately24 hrs earlier on 06:35 and 08:10 UTC (23August 2010). Flood waters have notmeasurably advanced over the last 24hrs along
the northern edge of Shahdadkot, suggestingthat the reported emergency embankmentremains intact and continues to hold back amajor water surge into the city as of 05:40 UTCtoday. To the south-east of Shahdadkot, floodwaters have advanced 20km during the last 24hours, likely closing the Canal road. Further,flooding continues to expand along route M-8cutting off road traffic from Shahdadkot both tothe east and west. Partial road access to the
south still remains open with the exception ofthe flooding of the Canal Rd approximately22km south-east of Shahdadkot. This situationalanalysis is based on a rapid visual assessmentof the current satellite data available over thisarea and will be revised and updated as newdata becomes available; this analysis has notyet been validated in the field. Please sendground feedback to UNITAR / UNOSAT.
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Flood Update Based on MODIS Satellite Data Recorded 24 August 2010 - 05:40 UTC
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Road access southopen and unaffected
Crisis Satellite Data (1) ....... MODIS Aqua & TerraResolution ......................... 250 metersImage Date ....................... 23-24 August 2010Source .............................. NASA Rapid ResponseGIS Data .......................... NGA, OCHA, USGS, OSMTransport Data ................. Google Map MakerTransport Data Copyright.... © 2009 Google - Improvewith Google Map MakerReference Imagery ........... ESRI WMS 2010Hospital Data ................... WHOBackground Imagery ........ Landsat-7 / MODIS fusionFlood Analysis .................. UNITAR / UNOSATProjection ......................... UTM Zone 42NDatum .............................. WGS-84
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Probable FloodWaters on 24 August 2010
Probable FloodWaters on 23 August 2010
Flood waters have surged south over the last 24 hours likely closing the Canal Rds. 24 km south-east of Shahdadkot