DATASET

Mudflow in Bakalasi, Eastern Uganda (2018-10-18)

Collection: CEMS-RM : CEMS Rapid Mapping 

Description


Activation time (UTC): 2018-10-18 06:18:00
Event time (UTC): 2018-10-13 01:30:00
Event type: Mass movement (Mudflow)

Activation reason:
Following heavy rains at least 43 people were killed when floodwaters triggered by a landslide swept debris through the Bukalasi area in eastern Uganda, destroying homes and burying livestock. The landslide situated on the slopes of Mount Elgon occurred on Thursday afternoon the 11th of October 2018.

Reference products: 2
Delineation products: 2
Grading products: 4

Copernicus Emergency Management Service - Mapping is a service funded by European Commission aimed at providing actors in the management of natural and man-made disasters, in particular Civil Protection Authorities and Humanitarian Aid actors, with mapping products based on satellite imagery.

Contact

Email
jrc-ems-rapidmapping (at) ec.europa.eu

Contributors

How to cite

European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2018): Mudflow in Bakalasi, Eastern Uganda (2018-10-18). European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) [Dataset] PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/fa1a226b-7672-4647-a153-1ca9722898f4

Keywords

CEMS Copernicus Copernicus Emergency Management Service Copernicus Emergency Management Service Rapid Mapping Activation Copernicus EMS Copernicus Service Emergency Emergency Management EMSR325 Mapping Mass movement Rapid Mapping UGA Uganda

Data access

Copernicus EMS Rapid Mapping Activation [EMSR325]: Mudflow in Bakalasi, Eastern Uganda (2018-10-18)
URL 
  • All maps produced in scope of this Copernicus EMS Rapid Mapping activation downloadable as georeferenced PDFs, TIFFs and JPEGs together with relevant vector data (SHP, KML) as well.

Spatial coverage

Type Value
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GML
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WKT
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GML
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WKT
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Lineage information

No additional information

Additional information

Published by
European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Created date
2021-04-19
Modified date
2021-04-19
Issued date
2018-10-18
Landing page
https://emergency.copernicus.eu/EMSR325 
Language(s)
English
Data theme(s)
Regions and cities, Science and technology
Update frequency
unknown
Identifier
http://data.europa.eu/89h/fa1a226b-7672-4647-a153-1ca9722898f4
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