Overall Red Drought alert for Eastern Africa-2019 in Kenya from 21 Feb 2019 00:00 UTC to 26 Apr 2019 15:37 UTC

Event summary

Serious risk of humanitarian impacts for the exposed population.

Name:	Eastern Africa-2019
Countries:	Kenya
Start Date:	End of Feb 2019
Duration:	146 days
Impact:	Severe impact for agricultural drought in 49202 km2
More info:	Global Drought Observatory

GDACS Score

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Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Score	Date	Description impact	Source
1	2	12 Apr 2019 14:07	Severe impact for agricultural drought in 122406 km2	GDO
2	2	26 Apr 2019 15:37	Severe impact for agricultural drought in 809778 km2	GDO
3	2	08 May 2019 13:57	Severe impact for agricultural drought in 418017 km2	GDO
4	2.5	24 May 2019 09:27	Severe impact for agricultural drought in 1069933 km2	GDO
5	2.5	24 May 2019 14:07	Severe impact for agricultural drought in 1069933 km2	GDO
6	2.5	09 Jun 2019 15:27	Severe impact for agricultural drought in 369084 km2	GDO
7	2.5	16 Jun 2019 11:27	Severe impact for agricultural drought in 381393 km2	GDO
8	2.5	26 Jun 2019 00:00	Severe impact for agricultural drought in 369084 km2	GDO
9	2.5	02 Jul 2019 09:17	Severe impact for agricultural drought in 49202 km2	GDO
10	2	16 Jul 2019 15:27	Severe impact for agricultural drought in 49202 km2	GDO

Affected Countries

Country
Burundi
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ethiopia
Kenya
Somalia
South Sudan
Sudan
Tanzania
Uganda

Affected ARU (Administrative Reporting Unit)

RDrI-Agri	Name	Country
- High	Uganda	Uganda
- High	Orientale	Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Medium	Gambela	Ethiopia
- Medium	SNNPR	Ethiopia
- Medium	Bakool	Somalia
- Medium	Bay	Somalia
- Medium	Gedo	Somalia
- Medium	El Buheyrat	South Sudan
- Medium	Central Equatoria	South Sudan
- High	Eastern Equatoria	South Sudan
- Medium	Jonglei	South Sudan
- Medium	Warab	South Sudan
- Medium	Western Equatoria	South Sudan
- High	Oromia	Ethiopia
- Medium	Somali	Ethiopia
- High	Arusha	Tanzania
- Medium	Kilimanjaro	Tanzania
- Medium	Manyara	Tanzania
- High	Mara	Tanzania
- Medium	Singida	Tanzania
- Medium	Tabora	Tanzania
- High	Central	Kenya
- Medium	Coast	Kenya
- High	Eastern	Kenya
- High	Nairobi	Kenya
- High	Nyanza	Kenya
- High	Rift Valley	Kenya
- High	Western	Kenya
- High	Mwanza	Tanzania
- Medium	Shinyanga	Tanzania
- High	Simiyu	Tanzania
- Medium	Burundi	Burundi
- Medium	Kigoma	Tanzania
- Medium	Geita	Tanzania
- Medium	Kagera	Tanzania
- Medium	Beneshangul Gumu	Ethiopia
- Medium	Blue Nile	Sudan
- Medium	Upper Nile	South Sudan

More information

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