Overall Orange alert Drought for South Africa, Lesotho-2024
in Lesotho, South Africa

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 4 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of severe to extreme events.

GDACS ID DR 1016891
Name: South Africa, Lesotho-2024
Glide number: DR-2024-000018-ZMB
Countries: Lesotho, South Africa
Start Date: End of Dec 2023
Duration: 151 days
Impact: Medium impact for agricultural drought in 106150 km2
More info: Global Drought Observatory

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Forest fire in Lesotho, South Africa - EC/ECHO daily mapFri, 26 Apr 2024 18:26

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Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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Il Programma Alimentare Mondiale delle Nazioni Unite (PAM) ha bisogno di 400 milioni di dollari per sfamare milioni di persone nell'Africa meridionale, a seguito di una siccità che ha fatto sprofondare parti della regione nella fame, ha dic
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Sadc launches humanitarian appeal2024-05-18T11:32+0200.

In Southern Africa, El Niño weather patterns are associated with low rainfall and drought. The current drought has affected crops and livestock leading to the disruption of lives and livelihoods for an estimated 58 million people in the reg
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Sadc launches humanitarian appeal2024-05-18T00:32+0200.

HEADS of State and Government of member states of the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) will meet on Monday next week to discuss the humanitarian situation in the region caused by the current El Niño-induced drought. In Southern
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19/Apr/2024 09:40 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),