The operator of Russian space means of remote sensing of the land of the State Corporation Roscosmos continues operational monitoring of emergency situations around the world by means of the Russian orbital grouping. Over the past week, the Russian Emergencies Ministry reported Russian data from about 1.2 million square meters in the EMERCOM of Russia. km.
From January 13 to January 20, 2022, the following emergencies were monitored at the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia:
- furnishings on the military-Georgian road;
- Ice crossings in several regions of the Russian Federation;
- stuck the ship in the Khabarovsk region stuck in the ice;
- the threat of flooding in Krasnoyarsk Territory;
- flooding in the Krasnodar Territory and the Republic of Karelia.
As part of the activities of the International Charter on Space and major catastrophes during the reporting period, monitoring of volcanic activity in the Republic of Tonga was monitored. Based on the media reports on natural and man-made catastrophes around the world, the space survey of volcanic activity in Kamchatka and the threat of tsunami on the Kuril Islands was planned.
As part of the monitoring of the flood and fire hazardous situation in the Russian Federation, Russian data in the amount of 887 thousand square meters was transferred to representatives of regional authorities. km. According to applications, established as a result of searching in the media news reports on natural and man-made catastrophes around the world, data obtained in the amount of about 8 thousand square meters. km, and in the International Charter on Space and Large Catastrophes – about 24 thousand square meters. km.
Roscosmos State Corporation supports prompt interaction with the EMERCOM of Russia for a timely response to the emergence of a flood and fire-hazardous situation and the implementation of space monitoring of the affected territories. As part of the commission of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, Roscosmos State Corporation organized 24-hour operational monitoring of the flood and fire hazardous environment, as well as other natural and technogenic disasters.