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Flood in Bashan Char, Bangladesh (2020-05-20)

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Activation time (UTC): 2020-05-20 15:01:00

Event time (UTC): 2020-05-20 12:00:00

Event type: Storm (Tropical cyclone, hurricane, typhoon)

Activation reason:

Tropical Cyclone AMPHAN has intensified into a super cyclonic storm as it continues north over the central Bay of Bengal, toward India's Odisha and West Bengal States and Bangladesh's Barisal Division. On 20 May at 0.00 UTC its centre was 195 km south-east of Bhubaneshwar City (Odisha), and 370 km south-southwest of Kolkata (West Bengal), with maximum sustained winds of 175 km/h. According to media reports, national authorities in India are evacuating 1.1 to 1.2 million people from Odisha and from West Bengal, while 2 million in Bangladesh. Tropical Cyclone Amphan and associated storm surge are expected to affect island of Bashan Char, in Noakali District of Bangladesh where over 300 refugees are settled.

Reference products: 0

Delineation products: 2

Grading products: 1

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.

How to cite

European Commission, Joint Research Centre (2026): Flood in Bashan Char, Bangladesh (2020-05-20). [Dataset] doi: 10.2905/JRC.DW04VGR PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/cb6985f6-e798-4a9d-8c58-9b3597bdf7c3

Keywords

BangladeshBGDCEMSCopernicusCopernicus Emergency Management ServiceCopernicus Emergency Management Service Rapid Mapping ActivationCopernicus EMSCopernicus ServiceEmergencyEmergency ManagementEMSR439MappingRapid MappingStorm

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Copernicus EMS Rapid Mapping Activation [EMSR439]: Flood in Bashan Char, Bangladesh (2020-05-20)
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Published by
European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Contact email
jrc-data-support (at) ec.europa.eu
Update frequency
unknown

The event occurs with unknown regularity.

Language(s)
English

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Data theme(s)
Regions and cities

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Science and technology

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Issued date
2020-05-20
Created date
02 Mar 2026 17:07
Modified date
19 Apr 2021 03:34
Landing page
https://emergency.copernicus.eu/EMSR439 
Dataset identifier
http://data.europa.eu/89h/cb6985f6-e798-4a9d-8c58-9b3597bdf7c3
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