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A satellite-based damage assessment of Tskhinvali, South Ossetia

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    A satellite-based damage assessment for the city of Tskhinvali, South Ossetia, Georgia, is available from UNOSAT.

    UNOSAT estimates 438 buildings within the mapped extent of Tskhinvali have been destroyed or severely damaged. This is an initial damage assessment and has not yet been independently verified on the ground. Click here to download the map/analysis and here to subscribe to RSS feeds from UNOSAT.

    For additional updates on Georgia, visit the Reliefweb Georgia monitoring page.

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    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

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