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Preliminary damage Assessment in Dili municipality, Timor-Leste - 20 March 2020

Countries
Timor-Leste
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UNITAR
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Status: Receding flood extents and potential damaged structure detected

Further actions(s): assessment over Dili completed

Date of assessment validity: 20 March 2020

Preliminary observations, impact and severity:

Evidence of flash floods observed from satellite image in Bidau Santana and Meti Aut villages as of 16 March 2020; Potentially damaged structures detected along the river in Bidau Santana village, in East Dili, as of 16 March 2020; Damaged roads detected along the river in Bidau Santana village as of 16 March 2020; No widespread structural damage could be observed as of 16 March 2020 in Dili city.

Data sources: (1) pre-event (reference) image: Bing (2019)
(2) post-event images: GeoEye-01, 16 March 2020
(3) baseline data
administrative boundaries: OCHA ROAP, HDX