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Note: This map illustrates satellite-detected flood waters over the affected districts in central Mozambique. Flood analysis was made using MODIS Terra & Aqua data recorded on 4 January 2008. Additional pre-flood MODIS imagery from November 2007 was used in this analysis. The rainfall estimate was derived from the Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission (TRMM) precipitation dataset at a spatial resolution of approximately 25km for this region. It is possible that precipitation levels have been underestimated for local areas, and is not a substitute for ground station measurements. This flood detection is a preliminary analysis & has not yet been validated in the field.