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SITUATION UPDATE ON THE CITIES OF ADEN
AND SADAH, YEMEN
Production Date: 22 April 2015Version 1.0 Glide Number: CE20150402YEM This work by UNITAR/UNOSAT is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
UNITAR-UNOSAT analysed satellite
imagery collected 15 April 2015 by the
Pleiades satellite over the city of Aden,
Yemen.
UNITAR-UNOSAT identified visible damage
of several structures at the Masheek
Peninsula.
The port areas still appear to be intact but
are partially covered by clouds. The
airport shows signs of some damage with
a possibly destroyed helicopter and at
least one nearby building, south of the
airport, destroyed.
Vehicle traffic is not heavy but cars are
visible all around the city.
SUMMARY FINDINGS – ADEN, YEMEN
Aden, Yemen. Pleiades 15 April 2015 © CNES (2015), Distribution AIRBUS DS
UNITAR-UNOSAT analysis
indicates that the Masheek
Peninsula has now sustained
damage and at least three
destroyed structures and
one heavily damaged
structure are visible in the
imagery collected on 15
April 2015.
MASHEEK PENINSULA
UNITAR-UNOSAT analysis
shows signs of some
damage in the airport and
a possibly destroyed
helicopter was identified
in the imagery.
A destroyed building is
also visible south of the
airport.
ADEN AIRPORT AREA
Destroyed
building
Aden International Airport
UNITAR-UNOSAT analysed satellite
imagery collected 17 April 2015 by the
Pleiades satellite over the city of Sadah,
Yemen.
UNITAR-UNOSAT identified widespread
damage along the city. Imagery shows
numerous destroyed and heavily damaged
buildings and visible craters, with
damaged similar to that observed from air
strikes. Extensive damage is visible in
Sadah’s airport and several other
infrastructures have suffered severe
damage like a gas station, the electric
substation and government offices.
Traffic is visible in the area although there
are signs of access control points.
SUMMARY FINDINGS – SADAH, YEMEN
Sadah, Yemen. Pleiades 17 April 2015 © CNES (2015), Distribution AIRBUS DS
UNITAR-UNOSAT analysis
indicates signs of
bombardment in the
airport as extensive
damage is visible.
Imagery showed at least
five structures destroyed
and three craters on the
surface of the airstrip.
SADAH AIRPORT
Crater
Sadah Airport
Crater
Crater
Destroyed
structure
Destroyed
structure
A destroyed structure and several severely damage are visible nearby Alhadi
Mosque, possibly part of Sadah’s Souq. Moreover, nearby Sadah’s Old City walls
there are several destroyed structures and a destroyed gas station.
SADAH OLD CITY
Sadah Old City
Damaged
structures
Destroyed
structure
Damaged
structure
Destroyed
structure
Gas station
Alhadi
Mosque
Souq
Sadah electrical substation, located in the outskirts of the town nearby the airport,
appears heavily damaged as one of the structures within the compound is
completely destroyed.
SADAH ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION
Crater
Sadah Power Plant
Destroyed structure
Sadah’s Government Office has suffered possible bombardment as one of the
buildings is partially collapsed. Satellite imagery also shows that the Central Post
Office is heavily damaged
SADAH CITY GOVERNMENT OFFICE
Sadah
Government
Office
Central
Post Office
Severely
damaged building
Severely damaged
building
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