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Drought in Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, Somalia, South Sudan, Chad

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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 2,649,772 km²

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Nearest indexed city: Winejok, South Sudan · 160 km
People nearby: 956,000 in 6 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: 2026-06-21 00:00 UTC
Latest date GDACS lists for the event: 2026-10-09 00:00 UTC

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Attributed summary

Drought in Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, Somalia, South Sudan, Chad
Medium impact for agricultural drought in 2,649,772 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: 2026-06-21 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=1027450&episodeid=11&eventtype=DR

Natural Disaster Map: https://naturaldisastermap.com/event/g-DR-1027450
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Alert level: Orange — Potential need for international humanitarian assistance
Country: Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, Somalia, South Sudan, Chad
Impact: Medium impact for agricultural drought in 2,649,772 km²
Updated by GDACS: 2026-10-11 05:57 UTC

Representative point: 9.246, 26.125. 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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