This map illustrates satellite-detected areas of standing water observed on Mahe Island, Seychelles, in 12 separate GeoEye-1 images collected on 5 February, 13 February, and 16 February 2013. Though these images were very cloudy UNITAR/UNOSAT reviewed them all for indications of standing water and also produced a cumulative cloud mask to indicate which portions of the island were completely cloud obscured. A total of 28 separate standing water bodies were identified, totalling 41,025 square meters and averaging 1,465 square meters in size.

February, 5, 2013-- The Government of Abu Dhabi of the United Arab Emirates has today donated 2 million US Dollars to the National Disaster Relief Fund in order to bring assistance to the people in Seychelles who suffered in the course of the flooding disaster last week.

Heavy rains brought by the tropical storm Felleng combined with a high tide resulted in severe flooding and caused extensive devastation to coastline areas and widespread structural damages to infrastructure.

Link: http://reliefweb.int/report/mozambique/southern-africa-floods-situation-report-no-3-31-january-2013

29 Jan 2013 - A state of emergency was declared on 28 Jan after the Seychelles was affected by rare floods and landslides. A total of 106 people were evacuated to temporary shelters. On the main island, 50 houses were destroyed in Mahé.

Link: Southern Africa Floods Situation Report No. 1 (as of 29 January 2013)

Gaborone, 26 October 2011 – When unexpectedly heavy floods displaced more than a million people in southern Africa in 2007, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) began to meet annually to prepare for future occurrences, culminating in the creation of the SADC Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction this month.

The community’s regional platform was launched as member countries brace for a season of severe storms and floods that are expected to alternate with drought and long dry spells, predicted to continue until March next year.

This report covers the period of 1 May through 30 September 2008, but reports cumulative totals from December 2004 onwards.

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Executive Summary: In Eastern Africa, Somalia and the Seychelles were the countries most affected by

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At the time of the tsunami, the Seychelles Red Cross was a small but active community-based organization and was primarily governance driven. Despite its limited capacity at the time, the National Society (NS) responded quickly to the tsunami. Early assessments were carried out and with the help of local donations, relief distributions began within

This report provides an assessment of the impact of the December 26 2004 tsunami on fish populations in the Seychelles. It also includes recommendations on the implementation of a coral reef monitoring and management strategy.
The Australian team included expert representatives from CSIRO, the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority and Reefcare International.

Australia provided technical expertise to:

- formulate a reef monitoring strategy

- develop strategies to rehabilitate damaged coral reefs

- assess impacts to near-shore fisheries.