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Explosion disaster near Novobogdanovka/Ukraine
On May 6, 2004 a military arms dump close to the village of Novobogdanovka in southern Ukraine exploded. According to press
statements 10.000 people in the surrounding villages had to be evacuated and a major highway and railway line connecting the
cities of Melitopol and Zaporizhzhya had to be blocked.
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First satellite map of Ukraine arms dump blast near Novobogdanovka
The satellite image, taken on May 8, 2004 at 9:20 UTC, shows that the arm dump was completely destroyed and that large amounts
of debris were hurled hundreds of meters and even kilometres into the neighbouring villages and agricultural land. The satellite
imagery shows that some fires are still burning in the explosion area. The image was provided by European Spaceimaging and
processed by ZKI.
click here to download the map (240 KB medium resolution)
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Satellite map (overview) of Ukraine arms dump blast near Novobogdanovka
This map shows the explosion site south-east of Novobogdanovka in southern Ukraine as mapped by satellite on May 8, 2004,
appr. 46h after the onset of the disaster. The affected area is located between the railway line and the highway connecting
Melitopol and Zaporizhzhya.
click here to download the map (5.0 MB high resolution)
click here to download the map (1.4 MB medium resolution)
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Satellite map of explosion site southeast of Novobogdanovka/Ukraine
This map shows the explosion site south-east of Novobogdanovka in southern Ukraine in detail, as mapped by satellite on May
8, 2004, appr. 46h after the onset of the disaster.
click here to download the map (5.0 MB high resolution)
click here to download the map (1.3 MB medium resolution)
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Satellite overview map of the Zaporizhzhya region - Ukraine
This map shows the Zaporizhzhya region in southern Ukraine, as mapped by Landsat satellite on July 16, 2001. The concentric
circles around the explosion site enable an estimation of the potential of danger.
click here to download the map (6.6 MB high resolution)
click here to download the map (1.8 MB medium resolution)
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