Overall Green Drought alert for Zambia, Congo-2021 in Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia from 21 Oct 2021 00:00 UTC to 02 Mar 2022 00:00 UTC

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Overall Green alert Drought for Zambia, Congo-2021

in Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia

Event summary

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

GDACS ID	DR 1015281
Name:	Zambia, Congo-2021
Glide number:	DR-2022-000178-AGO
Countries:	Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia
Start Date:	End of Oct 2021
Duration:	255 days
Impact:	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 48434 km2
More info:	Global Drought Observatory

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