Overall Orange Drought alert for Eastern Africa-2025 in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia from 21 Apr 2025 00:00 UTC to 11 Dec 2025 00:00 UTC

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Overall Orange alert Drought for Eastern Africa-2025

in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 7 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of severe to extreme events.

GDACS ID	DR 1017863
Name:	Eastern Africa-2025
Glide number:	DR-2025-000148-ETH
Countries:	Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia
Start Date:	End of Apr 2025
Duration:	204 days (at 20 Nov 2025)
Impact:	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 443311 km2
More info:	Global Drought Observatory

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