Overall Orange Drought for East Africa-2025 in Kenya, Somalia from 21 May 2025 00:00 UTC to 10 Jan 2026 00:00 UTC

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Overall Orange Drought for East Africa-2025

in Kenya, Somalia

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 9 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of severe to extreme events.

GDACS ID	DR 1017863
Name:	East Africa-2025
Glide number:	DR-2025-000148-ETH
Countries:	Kenya, Somalia
Start Date:	End of May 2025
Duration:	225 days (at 10 Jan 2026)
Impact:	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 124167 km2
More info:	Global Drought Observatory

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Daily Maps: ECHO Daily Map of 12 May 2026

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