Activation time (UTC): 2020-07-21 07:59:00 Event time (UTC): 2020-07-21 07:59:00 Event type: Flood (Riverine flood)

Activation reason:
The Ministry of Water and Environment of the Republic of Uganda has requested international assistance to UNEP further to unprecedented flooding and continued rising water levels due to intense and prolonged rainfall since September 2019. As per government figures, an estimated 705,000 people across 53 districts were reportedely affected, with more than 63,000 displaced. The majority of the affected population (58%) lives in the Kasese District in the Rwenzoris. Flood risks around Lake Kyoga are worsening and the impacts not yet quantified. Copernicus EMS is request to produce Delineation mapping at regular intervals (September, December, March, April, July) since September 2019 and produce a rapid analysis of the current situation concerning floods and flood traces over the EMSR438 AOIs. Furthermore, delineation mapping of recent landslides and mudflows in the Kasese District is requested.

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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.