2012-05-05 Flash flood in Nepal on 05 May, 2012

Emergency Obs. Request Information

  • Disaster Type: Flash flood
  • Country: Nepal
  • Occurrence Date (UTC):
  • SA activation Date(UTC): 05 May, 2012
  • Requester: International Center for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) 
  • Escalation to the International Charter:
  • GLIDE Number:

Disaster Situation

A slide of large masses of snow and ice coming down from AnnapurnaMountain range triggered a massive flood in the Seti River on Saturdaymorning, leaving at least five dead, dozens missing and affrightingPokhara denizens as the flood has already entered the Ramghat ofPokhara.
http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=+Seti+flood+frights+Pokhrelis+as+5+die%E2%80%9A+dozens+missing&NewsID=330783

Product

 AIT 

2012-05-28

Flood in Pokhara, Western Gandaki, Nepal

Satellite Image

 Before Disaster

 JAXA 

2009-10-20

ALOS Pan-sharpen, P168 F3025 A0.0, Oct 20, 2009

2009-10-20

ALOS Pan-sharpen, P168 F3030 A0.0, Oct 20, 2009

2009-11-06

ALOS Pan-sharpen, P169 F3025 A0.0, NOV 6, 2009

2010-01-20

ALOS AV2, P168 F3030 A0.0, Jan 20, 2010

2010-11-09

ALOS AV2, P169 F3030 A0.0, NOV 9, 2010

 After Disaster

 ISRO 

2012-05-07

Resourcesat-1/AWiFS data of Part of Nepal as observed on May 07,2012