Satellites of remote sensing of the land of Roskosmos State Corporation continue operational monitoring of emergency situations. From April 22 to April 29, 2021, cosmic shooting data in the amount of 1.3 million square kilometers was transferred to the Ministry of the Russian Federation for civil defense, emergency situations and eliminating the effects of natural disasters. And in the international charter on space and large catastrophes – about 122 thousand square kilometers.
This week was monitored by the following emergencies at the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia:
- Karst dips in the Chelyabinsk region, Perm Territory and the Nizhny Novgorod region;
- The situation in the Republic of Buryatia, Khabarovsk Territory, as well as in Irkutsk and Magadan regions;
- floods in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Transbaikal Territory, Samara Region, Perm Territory, Kurgan Region, Volgograd Region, Irkutsk Region, Amur Region, Khabarovsk Territory, Republic of Sakha, Krasnoyarsk Territory, KhMAO;
- ignition in Primorsky Krai;
- Threat of flooding in Nao.
As part of the activities of the International Charter on Space and Large Catastrophes, in particular, the space photography of the consequences of flooding and landslide in Indonesia and the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste was planned. On the basis of media reports on natural and man-made catastrophes around the world, the space survey of the following events was planned:
- Flood monitoring in the Republic of Bashkortostan;
- Monitoring of natural fires in South Africa;
- Monitoring of fires in Primorsky Krai;
- Monitoring of explosive work on ice crossing in KHMAO ;
- Flood monitoring in the Republic of Sakha.
In connection with the development of the flood situation in the Irkutsk region, Charter is activated. As of April 29, 2021, foreign data of the remote sensing of the Earth of about 3.1 million square kilometers (108 routes) was transferred to the EMERCOM of Russia. At the same time, the active monitoring of these areas of sublopulations by Russian satellites is carried out.
Roscosmos State Corporation supports prompt interaction with the EMERCOM of Russia for timely response to the occurrence of a flood and fire-hazardous situation and the implementation of space monitoring of the affected territories.