DFO 2003-162

Flooding: 07/02/03 - 09/01/03

Burma - Monsoon Season

Irawaddy River and Tributaries

Detailed Locations:
Irawaddy River Valley

Rivers:
Irawaddy River and tributaries:
Chindwin

Comments:
No news reports. Detected by monitoring MODIS imagery on July 7. Flooding had increased significantly around Chindwin-Irawaddy confluence on July 9 MODIS image. Flooding along middle Irrawaddy waning in mid August, but still visible in mid-September.
Dead: no data Displaced: no data Damages: no data Affected Region ( sq km): 235,100 Severity Class* : 1 Flood Magnitude**: 11.2 MODIS flood inundation limit file names***:
20032190655Irraw162Ma2.34
20032150415Irraw162M2.30
20032030655Irraw162Ma2.37
20031990415Irrawad162m2.37
20031900420Irawaddy162M2.31

 

Map preparation and image analysis: Elaine Anderson

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