shabeelle river flooding near jawhar, ssoommalia, december 3, … · 2006. 12. 16. · jawhar...

Jawhar Raqayle Est.Pop: 3855 Mubaarak Est.Pop: 3933 Gololley Est.Pop: 6320 Xawaadley Est.Pop: 5200 Shameento Est.Pop: 5200 Maandheere Est.Pop: 3515 Saarsaaray Est.Pop: 3575 Axmed Cigoow Est.Pop: 4550 Jameeco Misra Est.Pop: 3250 Buulo Feermo Est.Pop: 5525 Qurac Madoobe Est.Pop: 3559 Ethiopia Kenya Somalia Hobyo Kismaayo Mogadishu Somalia Ethiopia Jawhar Gololley Est.Pop: 6320 Shabeelle River Flooding Near Jawhar, Somalia, December 3, 2006 Shabeelle River Flooding Near Jawhar, Somalia, December 3, 2006 SPOT MS image scene dated December 3, 2006 Indian Ocean Population center of Jawhar is surrounded by flood waters. Dark areas indicate probable wet or flooded areas. Agricultural fields are visible beneath the flood water surface (blue areas). This scene is a subset of the SPOT MS image above and was PAN sharpened. Flood waters extending far beyond river banks have inundated many small settlements and have severely limited transportation throughout the region. Dark areas indicate probable wet or flooded regions. Multispectral imagery: SPOT 4 Instrument: HRVIR 2 Acquisition date: 3 Dec. 2006 Scene center: Lat N2° 47’ 41”, Lon E45° 25’ 45” Image resolution: 20 m Copyright: CNES 2006, distributed by SPOT Image GIS data: GIST, NGA, HIU Map production: Humanitarian Information Unit Projection: UTM zone 38N Datum: WGS 1984 Population counts based on UNDP sources. 0 5 10 15 20 25 Km Based on settlement population estimates and the interpreted wet and flooded areas within this image, approximately 64,000 people are located within a 150 meter buffer of flooded areas. Approximately 107,000 people are within a 150 meter buffer of areas estimated to be flooded or wet. If the buffer is extended to 250 meters, the number of affected people increases to approximately 87,000 and 127,000, respectively. 2 1 3 2 1 3 Map Information Map produced December 15, 2006 Major road Secondary road Track Estimated Population 0 - 200 201 - 600 601 - 1,500 1,501 - 3,000 3,001 - 6,500 Jawhar District capital, Middle Shabeelle Region

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Jawhar

RaqayleEst.Pop: 3855MubaarakEst.Pop: 3933

GololleyEst.Pop: 6320

XawaadleyEst.Pop: 5200

ShameentoEst.Pop: 5200

MaandheereEst.Pop: 3515

SaarsaarayEst.Pop: 3575

Axmed CigoowEst.Pop: 4550

Jameeco MisraEst.Pop: 3250

Buulo FeermoEst.Pop: 5525

Qurac MadoobeEst.Pop: 3559

Hobyo

Kismaayo

Mogadishu

Somalia

Ethiopia

Jawhar

GololleyEst.Pop: 6320

SPOT MSimage scenedated December 3, 2006

IndianOcean

Population center of Jawhar is surrounded byflood waters. Dark areas indicate probable wetor flooded areas.Agricultural fields are visible beneath the floodwater surface (blue areas). This scene is asubset of the SPOT MS image above andwas PAN sharpened.

Flood waters extending far beyond river bankshave inundated many small settlements andhave severely limited transportation throughoutthe region. Dark areas indicate probable wet orflooded regions.

0 5 10 15 20 25 Km

Based on settlement population estimates and the interpretedwet and flooded areas within this image, approximately 64,000people are located within a 150 meter buffer of flooded areas. Approximately 107,000 people are within a 150 meter buffer ofareas estimated to be flooded or wet. If the buffer is extended to250 meters, the number of affected people increases toapproximately 87,000 and 127,000, respectively.Map Information

Map produced December 15, 2006

Major roadSecondary roadTrack

Jawhar District capital, Middle Shabeelle Region