Overall Green alert Drought for Zambia, Congo-2021
in Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 3 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of severe to extreme events.

GDACS ID DR 1015281
Name: Zambia, Congo-2021
Glide number: DR-2022-000178-AGO
Countries: Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia
Start Date: End of Oct 2021
Duration: 255 days
Impact: Minor impact for agricultural drought in 48434 km2
More info: Global Drought Observatory

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: (2), EC-JRC (36), WMO (1), INFORM (2),