[:ja]欧州宇宙機関ESAの地球観測衛星Sentinel-2が撮影したスリランカのマタラの洪水の様子です(フォールスカラー)。

Credit: ESA, NASA

マタラ(マータラ)はスリランカの南部州マータラ県の都市で、同国の最南端に位置しています。5月末のモンスーンによってもたらされた48時間に及ぶ連続降雨により、死者は224人に達し、いまだに80人が行方不明となっています。家屋の全損と分損の被害は1万3千を数えました。

地上の様子はこちらです。

Credit: CNN

参考文献: The Monsoon Inundates Sri Lanka
ウェブ地球儀で地球俯瞰画像を見る: LiVEARTH

[Earthview Wonders] No.275: Flood in Sri Lanka🇱🇰

ESA’s Sentinel-2 satellite captrued the floods of Matara, Sri Lanka (false color).

Credit: ESA, NASA

Matara is a major city in Sri Lanka, on the southern coast of Sourthern Province. The monsoon in late May brought 48 hours of nonstop rain which caused 224 deaths, 80 still missing, and over 13,000 full and partial house damage.

The local scenery on the ground is as follows.

Credit: CNN

Reference: The Monsoon Inundates Sri Lanka
See earthview photo gallery with web-globe: LiVEARTH[:en][Earthview Wonders] No.275: Flood in Sri Lanka🇱🇰

ESA’s Sentinel-2 satellite captrued the floods of Matara, Sri Lanka (false color).

Credit: ESA, NASA

Matara is a major city in Sri Lanka, on the southern coast of Sourthern Province. The monsoon in late May brought 48 hours of nonstop rain which caused 224 deaths, 80 still missing, and over 13,000 full and partial house damage.

The local scenery on the ground is as follows.

Credit: CNN

Reference: The Monsoon Inundates Sri Lanka
See earthview photo gallery with web-globe: LiVEARTH[:]