Flood in Latvia (2023-03-31)

Description

Activation time (UTC): 2023-03-31 00:00:00
Event time (UTC): 2023-03-29 21:00:00
Event type: Flood (Riverine flood)

Activation reason:
As of 30 March 2023 a flood due to melted snow and ice, as well as precipitation has been observed in the Daugava river valley, Latvia. It is forecasted that in the upcoming days due to the precipitation water level in the Daugava river and its tributaries will keep rising flooding larger areas. The evacuation of the area in proximity to the to the river is foreseen. Copernicus EMS Rapid Mapping is requested to provide the flood extent with daily update until the end of the event and a final damage assessment.

Reference products: 0
Delineation products: 7
Grading products: 0

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

European Commission, Joint Research Centre

https://ec.europa.eu/info/departments/joint-research-centre

How to cite

European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2023): Flood in Latvia (2023-03-31). European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) [Dataset] PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/c2473a57-4ea8-407f-9ccc-0adc5c7c5e3d

Keywords

CEMS Copernicus Emergency Management Service Rapid Mapping Activation Copernicus Copernicus EMS Copernicus Emergency Management Service Copernicus Service Emergency EMSR657 Flood Emergency Management LVA Rapid Mapping Mapping Latvia

Data access

Copernicus EMS Rapid Mapping Activation [EMSR657]: Flood in Latvia (2023-03-31)

Use conditions: European Commission reuse notice
Access conditions: No limitations

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

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Lineage information

No additional information

Additional information

Published by: European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Created date: 2023-03-31
Modified date: 2023-03-31
Issued date: 2023-03-31
Landing page: https://emergency.copernicus.eu/EMSR657
Language(s): English
Data theme(s): Regions and cities, Science and technology
Update frequency: unknown
Identifier: http://data.europa.eu/89h/c2473a57-4ea8-407f-9ccc-0adc5c7c5e3d
Popularity: 11 Dec 2023: 1 visits