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   May 30, 2023 - Flooding in Northern Italy   
      
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      Heavy rainfall drenched north-central Italy, especially the   
      Emilia-Romagna region, between April 30 and late May 2023. On May 19,   
      ReliefWeb advised that at least 20 rivers had overflowed and at least   
      300 landslides had occurred. According to the World Health Organization   
      (WHO), as of May 22 the flooding has led to the death of at least 23   
      people in Italy and forced thousands of residents to flee their homes.   
      10,000 people had been evacuated and 200 roads had been reported   
      closed.   
      
      On May 21, the Italian authorities activated the EU Civil Protection   
      Mechanism, requesting assistance for high-capacity pumping equipment.   
      The European Union mobilized offers of equipment from Austria,   
      Bulgaria, Germany, France, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, and Slovakia.   
      
      Floodwaters have lingered across much of the inundated region,   
      including in the town of Conselice, in the province of Ravenna. On May   
      26, the mayor of that town ordered the evacuation of all homes in the   
      sections that are still flooded due to health and hygiene concerns   
      brought on by “stagnant water, the failure of the sewage system, the   
      possible interruptions to drinking water supply, and the presence of   
      uncollected waste”. A vaccination program to protect against tetanus is   
      also underway, according to media reports.   
      
      On May 26, 2023, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer   
      (MODIS) on board NASA’s Terra satellite acquired a false-color image of   
      north-central Italy showing severe flooding of the region. In this type   
      of image, water appears deep blue, vegetation looks green, and open or   
      sparsely vegetated land is tan. The town of Ravenna is marked by a   
      group of tan-toned pixels south of the large rounded lagoon-and-wetland   
      complex of Valli de Comacchio. It is obvious in this image that   
      waterways are swollen and flooding overlies fields, especially north of   
      Valli de Comacchio.   
      
      By clicking on the dates, it is easy to compare the May 26 image with a   
      second Terra MODIS false-color image acquired on May 5. It is obvious   
      that flooding is more severe in the May 26 image, especially in the   
      south. However, May 5 also shows flooding following extreme rains of   
      May 2-3 which delivered more than 20 centimeters (8 inches) in a   
      24-hour period in some locations.   
      
      Image Facts   
      Satellite:  Terra   
      Date Acquired: 5/26/2023   
      Resolutions:  1km (135.5 KB),  500m (318.1 KB),  250m (180.2   
      KB)   
      Bands Used: 7.2.1   
      Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC   
      
      
      
   https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2023-05-30   
       
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