UPDATE: Flood Water Detection for Twantay Township, Yangon Division, Myanmar (7 May 2008)

This map illustrates satellite-detected flood waters over the affected Twantay Township (MMR013027), south of the capital Yangon, Myanmar on 7 May 2008. Standing flood waters were detected with Radarsat data acquired on 7 May 2008 at a spatial resolution of 25m. Flooded rice fields / aquaculture areas have also been identified. This flood detection and affected village assessment is a preliminary analysis and has not yet been validated in the field.