Overall Orange Drought alert for Madagascar-2023 in Madagascar from 21 Oct 2023 00:00 UTC to 20 Dec 2024 00:00 UTC

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Overall Orange alert Drought for Madagascar-2023

in Madagascar

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 14 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of severe to extreme events.

GDACS ID	DR 1016833
Name:	Madagascar-2023
Glide number:	DR-2023-000270-MDG
Countries:	Madagascar
Start Date:	End of Oct 2023
Duration:	429 days
Impact:	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 83511 km2
More info:	Global Drought Observatory

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