Overview

Green flood alert in Afghanistan Tue, 4 May 2010 00:00 +0000

See also experimental flood monitoring system for Afghanistan

Analysis: May 10, 2010: “A second wave of flooding has hit Afghanistan just a week after widespread flash floods left more than 60 dead and thousands homeless. The latest floods have mainly affected the north of the country, while its western regions bore the brunt…

The flood started on 5/4/2010 and ended on 5/10/2010, with a duration of 7 days. This flood has severity class 1 (i.e. large flood event with significant damage to structures or agriculture; fatalities; and/or 1-2 decades-long reported interval since the last similar event).

The main cause is Torrential Rain.

The alert score is based on the reported death and displaced. Red = 1000 or more people killed or 800000 or more people displaced. Orange = 100 or more people killed or 80000 or more displaced.

• alert score: 1
• magnitude: 5.7
• duration: 7
• severity: 1
• affected region: 65810 km²

Impact

Reports indicate that 14 person(s) have been killed and 1000 have been displaced. No reports on damage have been found. The flood affected a region of approximately 65810 km².

Location

For the following locations damage has been reported: Herat, northern Afghanistan

The approximate geographic location of this flood is 34.38 latitude and 62.25 longitude. This is the centroid of the affected area, as determined by the place names mentioned in the media.

Rivers in flood:

Maps (around approximate geographic location)

Population density map

Cloud map

Topographic map

Archived satellite image (from around 2000)

Source: Dartmouth Flood Observatory based on media analysis