Thread by @ICEYEfi

1/ Flood Alert in Japan 🚨

Heavy rainfall, associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Songda, has moved across northern Japan from July 31.

As a result of heavy rains, ICEYE has observed flooding in Hokkaido and Northern Honshu.

#FloodWatch

2/ Our team continues to take new satellite images and monitor the #flood, as these rains in Japan continue. Yamagata Prefecture and Niigata appear to be the most affected areas so far.

Current data indicates that hundreds of buildings have been impacted.

3/ Initial flood extent and depth analysis is aimed for customer delivery within 24 hours 💧

4/ The floods in Central and Northern Japan have been widespread, with water depths rising up to 1 meter.

Some of the most impacted areas in Central Japan include Tainai / Murakami Niigata, Sagae, Yonezawa, and in the North, Hirosaki, Ichinohe, Kuji, and Hachinohe.

5/ In this synthetic-aperture radar (#SAR) satellite image from ICEYE, #flooding can be seen extending from the Mogami river to the nearby agricultural areas in Kawanishi, Yamagata Prefecture, Central Japan, on August 3.

6/ This before and after animation shows the #flood extent and depth along the Mogami river, Yamagata Prefecture, during the peak of the flooding.

For more insights, reach out to our sales team at hubs.li/Q01jrjMZ0.

7/7 New flooding has been observed in Northern Japan.

More details are in this thread 👇

https://twitter.com/icAaaeyefi/status/1557351302920814592