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   May 26, 2022 - Sediment-filled Kapuas River, Indonesia   
      
      Malaysia, Kapuas River   
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      Prolonged rainfall and strong winds have been drenching parts of   
      Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines in mid-May 2022. According to   
      a report published by ReliefWeb, flooding and rain-induced landslides   
      and strong winds/tornadoes were experienced in Aceh, North Sumatra,   
      Banten, West and East Java, Central and East Kalimantan, Central,   
      South, and West Sulawesi, and North Maluku from May 9-15. Ongoing heavy   
      rains continue to cause difficulties.   
      
      On May 25, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on   
      board NASA’s Terra satellite acquired a true-color image of western   
      Borneo, a large island covered with rainforest, mountains, and rivers,   
      sitting southeast of the Malay Peninsula.   
      
      Politically speaking, the island is divided between Malaysia (north),   
      the Republic of Indonesia, and Brunei, a small country that sits along   
      the northern coast between Malaysia and the South China Sea. This image   
      primarily captures the province of West Kalimantan, Indonesia a region   
      that is awash with rivers, and filled with hills as well as low-lying   
      swamps and mangrove forests.   
      
      While most of the severe flooding occurred to the east of West   
      Kalimantan, evidence of heavy rains can be seen from the heavy sediment   
      in the swollen Kapuas River. The muddy sediment can be seen along the   
      entire length of the river, from near the inland origins in the   
      mountains of central Borneo all the way to the river’s broad delta.   
      Swirling mud-colored sediment, spilled into the South China Sea by the   
      flow of the Kapuas River, is also visible in the image.   
      
      Image Facts   
      Satellite:  Terra   
      Date Acquired: 5/24/2022   
      Resolutions:  1km (67.6 KB),  500m (164 KB),  250m (107.1 KB)   
      Bands Used: 1,4,3   
      Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC   
      
      
      
   https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2022-05-26   
       
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