DFO 2003-273

Flooding: 11/1/03 - ongoing (as of 11/27/03)

Southern Spain - Las Marismas region

Detailed Locations:
Southern Spain - Las Marismas - southwest of Seville area.

Rivers:
Lower Guadalauivir river

Comments:
No news reports, detected by monitoring MODIS data. Probably seasonal flooding in Las Marismas wetlands on the lower Guadalquivir river . First observation on November 1. Flooding has grown by November 6. Additional obsevations on November 11, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20.
Dead: no data Displaced: no data Damages: no data Affected Region ( sq km): 13,380 Severity Class* : 1 Flood Magnitude**: 3.8 MODIS flood inundation limit file names***:
20033301120LasMarismas273M2.29
20033231100SSpain273M2.28
20033101315SSpain273Ma2.30

 

Map preparation and image analysis: Elaine Anderson

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