Mozambique, February 2000 - Weeks of flooding have killed many people and displaced over 200,000 in Mozambique.
On Tuesday 22 February 2000, Mozambique was hit by cyclone Eline. The centre of Eline skirted the main towns of Mozambique leaving vast stretches of land submerged under muddy brown water and accessible only by air.
Mozambique still remains to be one of the poorest countries around the world, despite several years of economical growth after a 15-year civil war which ended in 1992. The bulk of the country’s population (19 million) lives in huts that earns less than a dollar a day and has no access to basic services.
The floods have washed away many crops, making the situation even worse for its people.
A series of ERS-2 SAR satellite images were acquired during the flood.
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Event Timeline |
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ERS-2 SAR Satellite images |
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These images were acquired on 03 March 2000.
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This image focuses on the northern part of Mozambique which was taken during the flood.
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These images focus on the flooded areas in more detail.
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Zoom images
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Multi-temporal images |
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These images were acquired on 16 March 2000 and 27 March 1997. They are a mosaic of two multi-temporal SAR scenes which have been superimposed onto a map image.
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This image acquired on 16 March 2000.
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Multi-temporal image
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This image was acquired on 27 March 1997.
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Superimposed map image
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Zoom images |
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These images focus on the northern and southern parts of Mozambique where the flooding took place.
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Northern Mozambique
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This image focuses on the town of Chibuto which is north of Mozambique.
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This image focuses on the town of Xai-Xai which is south of Mozambique.
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Flood - Mozambique, February 2000
