PWRI and the University of Tokyo Earth Observation Data Integration Collaboration Research Organization have begun providing information on real-time flood forecasts to Sri Lanka in South Asia, which suffered flood damage of more than 2017 people dead and missing in May 5. rice field.
According to the National Civil Engineering Research Institute, real-time flood forecasting has implemented the meteorological model of the International Center for Water Disaster and Risk Management of the National Civil Engineering Research Institute in the data integration and analysis system developed by the Earth Observation Data Integration and Collaboration Research Organization of the University of Tokyo.
Rainfall observed on the ground and by satellite, rainfall forecast, flood forecast, cloud development status, etc. are continuously provided to the relevant organizations of the Sri Lankan government.As a result, evacuation information can be promptly transmitted, human damage can be reduced, and effective recovery can be achieved.
In the future, we will promote training and human resource development for Sri Lankan experts so that these data can be used appropriately.
In Sri Lanka, a record-breaking daily maximum rainfall of over 5 mm in a rainy area that has continued since May 24, causing large-scale floods and landslides in the southwest, killing more than 1 people and missing. And more than 550 homes have been reported to be damaged.
At the request of the Government of Sri Lanka, the Government of Japan dispatched an international emergency relief team consisting of senior researchers at the National Civil Engineering Research Institute in June.Sri Lanka is in the rainy season, and there are concerns about further floods in the future.
