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| Keywords: Algeria 27aug02 500m 367.jpg en Heavy rains in Algeria over the past few weeks have led to flooding that has killed more than 30 people and left hundreds homeless This false-color image of Algeria bottom was taken on August 27 2002 by the modis gsfc nasa gov Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer MODIS flying aboard NASA's terra nasa gov Terra satellite Most of the deaths were due to flash floods in the towns along the Algerian-Tunisian border which runs down the right side of the image These floodwaters have made their way to the low-lying desert wetlands of Algeria clearly visible in the MODIS image bottom Normally these oasis-like formations cannot be seen in MODIS imagery top acquired on August 6 2002 In this false-color image land is green clouds are pink and white and water is blue and black Image by Jesse Allen based on data from the rapidfire sci gsfc nasa gov MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA-GSFC 2012-01-27 http //earthobservatory nasa gov/NaturalHazards/ NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day cc-zero Uploaded with UploadWizard Satellite pictures of Algeria Satellite pictures of Tunisia August 2002 in Algeria | ||||
