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Drought in Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belgium, Belarus, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, France, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Ukraine

Source: GDACS event report

Updated by GDACS: 2026-10-11 05:57 UTC

GDACS: OrangePotential need for international humanitarian assistance

Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1,759,971 km²

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Reference point, not affected area. Proximity does not establish exposure.

Nearest indexed city: Passau, Germany · 29 km
People nearby: 13 million in 80 towns and cities within 300 km. Proximity, not people affected. Source: GeoNames indexed cities.

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Updated by GDACS: 2026-10-11 05:57 UTC
Retrieved by this site: 2026-10-11 17:27 UTC
First date GDACS lists for the event: 2025-12-21 00:00 UTC
Latest date GDACS lists for the event: 2026-10-09 00:00 UTC

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Attributed summary

Drought in Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Belarus, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, France, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Ukraine
Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1,759,971 km²
GDACS: Orange — Potential need for international humanitarian assistance
Updated by GDACS: 2026-10-11 05:57 UTC
Retrieved by this site: 2026-10-11 17:27 UTC
First date GDACS lists for the event: 2025-12-21 00:00 UTC
Latest date GDACS lists for the event: 2026-10-09 00:00 UTC

Sources:
EU/JRC GDACS: https://www.gdacs.org/report.aspx?eventid=1018332&episodeid=24&eventtype=DR

Natural Disaster Map: https://naturaldisastermap.com/event/g-DR-1018332
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Also tracking near this reference point: Austria (130 km), Prague (160 km), Czechia (170 km)

Agency measurements and details

Alert level: Orange — Potential need for international humanitarian assistance
Country: Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Belarus, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, France, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Ukraine
Impact: Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1,759,971 km²
Updated by GDACS: 2026-10-11 05:57 UTC

Representative point: 48.764, 13.696. The agency’s representative point locates this regional report; it is not the affected-area boundary. Nearby population uses indexed towns and cities within a 300 km radius of that point. Nearby people are not a count of people affected. The ring highlights this point, not an area or distance.

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