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International border
between Moldova &
Romania follows Prut River
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This map illustrates probable standing flood
waters along the eastern bank of the Prut River
near the town of Nemteni, Nisporeni and Hincesti
Districts in the Republic of Moldova, as detected
in MODIS satellite imagery recorded on 3 and 14
Normal pre-flood July 2010. Four towns/villages (including
extent and course Southern section of Nemteni) have been identified as likely directly
of the Prut River Nemteni likely affected affected by the flooding; one village appears to be
by standing flood waters almost completely encircled by flood waters
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without functional road access.
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containing the flood waters, preventing flow
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The exact limit of the flood further south. Archival Quickbird imagery has
water extent is uncertain been used to illustrate the normal, pre-flood river
because of the satellite extent and course.
spatial resolution
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Please note that the exact limit of the flood waters
is uncertain (approximately 200-500m) because
of the relatively low spatial resolution of the
Village likely affected satellite sensors used for this analysis; this
by standing flood waters uncertainty has been symbolized in the map with
increasingly lighter shades of blue. This flood
assessment is a preliminary analysis & has not
yet been validated in the field. Please send
ground feedback to UNITAR / UNOSAT.
International
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Legend ..... Border
Primary or
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SATELLITE ASSESSMENT CLASSIFICATION:
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Irregation Canal
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Approximate extent
..... of town / village
Town likely heavily affected Potentially flooded section
by standing flood waters, ..... of town/village
with no functional road access Flood waters standing
on cultivated fields Pre-flood extent and course of the
Prut River is visible in the archive
satellite background image
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Western section of
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International border
between Moldova &
Romania follows Prut River
Pre-crisis background satellite
image: QuickBird-2 (8/9/2006)
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