Tela

San Pedro Sula

Choloma

Omoa

Pimienta

Potrerillos

Puerto Cortes

San Manuel

Santa Cruz de Yojoa

Villanueva

La Lima

El Negrito

El Progreso

Santa RitaVictoria

Yoro

Atlantida

Cortes

Choloma

San PedroSula

El Progreso

La Lima

Villanueva

SantaRita

El Guanacaste

El Junco

Mezapa

SantaMarta

Tibombo

Suichde Soto

La Mesa

AguaBlancaNorte

La Guacamaya

El Potrero

Chaiguapa

PresaNueva

Nola

Copén

El Naranjo

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28 October 2008Version 1.0

Map Information

Satellite Data ......... ENVISAT-ASARResolution .............. 150 mDate Series ............ 20 September & 25 October 2008Copyright ............... ESA(2008,time series suppliedusing G-POD FAIRE)Flood Analysis ........ UNOSATRainfall Data .......... TRMM (NASA)Resolution .............. 0.25 degDate Series .............15-24 October 2008Other GIS Data ....... GIST, USGS, WHOMap Production ...... UNOSAT (28 October 2008)Projection ............... UTM, Zone 16 NorthDatum ..................... WGS 1984

Map Scale for A3: 1:200,000

GULF OF HONDURAS

YoroCortes

Lempira

Copan

Comayagua

Atlantida

Intibuca

La Paz

Francisco Morazan

Santa Barbara

Ocotepeque

Olancho

El Paraiso

Islas de la Bahia

Heavy Rainfall& Flooding

Contact Information: info@unosat.org24/7 Hotline: +41 76 487 4998

Web Address: www.unosat.org

Rainfall Total (14-25 October 2008)

Map Legend

International Boundary

Road

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Capital.....

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Airport / Airfield.....Village.....

TRMM Estimated Rainfall (mm) from

14-25 October 2008 (mm)

DepartmentBoundary.....

ENVISAT_ASAR Flood Water Classification

1 centimeter = 2 kilometers

Disaster coverage by theInternational Charter 'Space and

Major Disasters'. For moreinformation on the Charter, which

is about assisting the disasterrelief organizations with multi-

satellite data and information, visitwww.disasterscharter.org

This map illustrates satellite detected flood waters forCortes Department on 25 October 2008. Flood waterdetection was made using ENVISAT-ASAR radar datarecorded on 20 September & 25 October 2008.Estimated flood water area has been estimated forMunicipality level in km2. This flood detection is apreliminary analysis & has not yet been validated in thefield.The depiction and use of boundaries, geographicnames and related data shown here are not warrantedto be error-free nor do they imply official endorsementor acceptance by the United Nations. This map wasproduced by the United Nations Institute for Trainingand Research (UNITAR) Operational SatelliteApplications Programme (UNOSAT). UNOSAT providessatellite imagery and related geographic information toUN humanitarian and development agencies and theirimplementing partners.

0 52.5Kilometers

Flood Waters on 25 October 2008.....

FLOOD ANALYSIS WITH ENVISAT-ASAR RADAR DATA RECORDED ON 20 SEPTEMBER & 25 OCTOBER 2008

MunicipalityBoundary

Town/ City.....

Pre-Flood Waters on 20 September 2008.....

300 + mm

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Est. Flood Water Area (km2) by Municipality level on 25October 2008

Flood AreaMunicipality (Km2)Choloma 38.9494El Progreso 27.7671Puerto Cortes 25.4855La Lima 14.0742Tela 13.4050San Manuel 10.1114El Negrito 9.5103Potrerillos 5.4493Villanueva 3.8270Pimienta 2.4978San Pedro Sula 1.4708San Antonio de Cortes 0.9570Concepcion del Norte 0.3267Santa Cruz de Yojoa 0.0974Santa Rita 0.0974Victoria 0.0344

Glide No: FL-2008-000198-HND