"Satellite detected water extent as of 10 September 2023, Ayeyarwady and Bago Region T his map illustrates satellite-detected surface waters due to the current monsoon rains over Ayeyarwady and Bago region of Myanmar as observed from a S entinel-1 image as of 10 S eptember 2023. Within the analyzed area of about 24,040 k m2, a total of about 1,851 k m2 of lands appear to be flooded. Based on Worldpop population data and the detected surface waters, about 288,362 people are potentially exposed or living close to flooded areas. T his is a preliminary analysis and has not yet been validated in the field. Please send ground feedback to MIMU . Important Note: Flood analysis from radar images may underestimate the presence of standing waters in built-up areas and densely vegetated areas due to back scattering..."