Overall Orange alert Drought for Central Asia-2021
in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 8 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of severe to extreme events.

GDACS ID DR 1015257
Name: Central Asia-2021
Glide number: DR-2022-000215-AFG
Countries: Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Start Date: End of Oct 2021
Duration: 915 days
Impact: Medium impact for agricultural drought in 370501 km2
More info: Global Drought Observatory

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Articles: 403 | About casualties: 56 | Last hour: 5

Permalink to: In China, red alert lifted after deadly torrential rains2024-04-23T14:43+0200.

Photo: Agence France-Presse A submerged building in Qingyuan, Guangdong province, on April 22. Sébastien Ricci – Agence France-Presse and Peter Catterall – Agence France-Presse in Beijing. Published at 12:53 a.m. Updated at 6:27 a.m. Asia C
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Asia hit hardest by climate, weather disasters in 2023:UN2024-04-23T14:39+0200.

by The Frontier Post GENEVA (AFP): Asia was the world’s most disaster-hit region from climate and weather hazards in 2023, the United Nations said Tuesday, with floods and storms the chief cause of casualties and economic losses. Global te
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Asia hit hardest by climate, weather disasters in 2023: UN2024-04-23T14:25+0200.

This photo taken on April 22, 2024 shows a submerged building at a flooded park after heavy rains in Qingyuan, in southern China’s Guangdong province. Photo: AFP. GENEVA: Asia was the world’s most disaster-hit region from climate and weath
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India among Asian countries hit by heatwave in 2023: UN report2024-04-23T13:49+0200.

In 2023, over 80 per cent of reported hydrometeorological hazards in Asia were flood and storm events, the report said. According to the 'The State of the Climate in Asia 2023' report, prolonged heatwaves affected South and South-East Asia
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: (2), EC-JRC (36), WMO (1), INFORM (2),