Overall Orange Drought alert for Southeast Asia-2024 in Bangladesh, China, India, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam from 21 Feb 2024 00:00 UTC to 20 Apr 2024 00:00 UTC

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Overall Orange alert Drought for Southeast Asia-2024

in Bangladesh, China, India, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam

Event summary

No evidence of relevant impacts or not enough information available to date.

Name:	Southeast Asia-2024
Countries:	Bangladesh, China, India, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam
Start Date:	End of Feb 2024
Duration:	128 days
Impact:	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1333670 km2
More info:	Global Drought Observatory

GDACS Score

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Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Score	Date	Description impact	Source
1	0.5	20 Apr 2024 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 59784 km2	GDO
2	0.75	30 Apr 2024 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 83689 km2	GDO
3	1.25	10 May 2024 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 850652 km2	GDO
4	1.25	28 Jun 2024 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1333670 km2	GDO

Affected Countries

Country
Cambodia
Laos
Thailand
Vietnam

Affected ARU (Administrative Reporting Unit)

RDrI-Agri	Name	Country
- High	Cambodia	Cambodia
- Medium	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Laos
- Medium	Thailand	Thailand
- High	Viet Nam	Vietnam

More information

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