Overall Orange alert Drought for Zambezi Basin-2024
in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Event summary

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

GDACS ID DR 1016878
Name: Zambezi Basin-2024
Glide number: DR-2024-000018-ZMB
Countries: Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Start Date: End of Dec 2023
Duration: 125 days
Impact: Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1708280 km2
More info: Global Drought Observatory

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Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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Latest media headlines

Articles: 95 | About casualties: 2 | Last hour: 0

Stuck in the mud and facing death in the blistering heat: Entire herds ... 2024-04-26T18:07+0200.

Herds of endangered hippos are facing death in the blistering heat of Botswana, left stranded and unable to move in drying ponds as drought ravages the southern African country. Harrowing views show clusters of animals boxed together in the
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Southern African drought primarily driven by El Nino, massive blow to ... 2024-04-26T07:58+0200.

February was the driest month since 1981 for most of Zimbabwe, Zambia and parts of Botswana and Angola, according to official reports. It was among the top three driest months for most of Malawi and Mozambique. Three southern African nation
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Mapping Global Flash Drought Trends for Disaster Preparedness2024-04-25T18:07+0200.

WASHINGTON April 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Flash droughts (FDs), characterized by sudden and severe dry spells, are emerging as formidable challenges to global water and food security, complicating disaster preparedness efforts. With their r
...(more)
Mapping Global Flash Drought Trends for Disaster Preparedness2024-04-25T18:01+0200.

WASHINGTON April 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Flash droughts (FDs), characterized by sudden and severe dry spells, are emerging as formidable challenges to global water and food security, complicating disaster preparedness efforts. With their r
...(more)

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Analytical report

19/Apr/2024 09:39 UTC

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