Overall Green Drought alert for D.R. Congo-2021 in Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda from 11 Jan 2021 00:00 UTC to 30 Jul 2021 00:00 UTC

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Overall Green alert Drought for D.R. Congo-2021

in Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda

Event summary

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

GDACS ID	DR 1014756
Name:	D.R. Congo-2021
Countries:	Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda
Start Date:	Middle of Jan 2021
Duration:	217 days
Impact:	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 24596 km2
More info:	Global Drought Observatory

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