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France, February 1995 - Heavy rainfall combined with snow melting in the Alps caused extensive flooding in the Ardennes district. Three cities were the worst affected; Verdun (Meuse district), Sedan and Charleville.

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ERS-1 SAR Satellite images

These images were acquired before and during the flooding event.

Before the event
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Technical Information
Satellite: ERS-1
Instrument: Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)
Image area coverage: 40 X 30 km
Date of acquisition: 21 September 1994
Orbits: 16651
Frame: 2601
Acquired by: Fucino (Italy)
During the event
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Technical Information
Satellite: ERS-1
Instrument: Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)
Image area coverage: 40 X 30 km
Date of acquisition: 30 January 1995
Orbits: 18531
Frame: 2601
Acquired by: Fucino (Italy)
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