Drought

Drought in Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda

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 270,713 km²

What this tells you

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

Nearest indexed city: Iganga, Uganda · 20 km
People nearby: 10 million in 45 towns and cities within 300 km. Proximity, not people affected. Source: GeoNames indexed cities.

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2020 estimates · people/km². Population context, not people affected.

Citation & source notes

Updated by GDACS: 2026-10-11 05:57 UTC
Retrieved by this site: 2026-10-11 17:37 UTC
First date GDACS lists for the event: 2026-05-21 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, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
Medium impact for agricultural drought in 270,713 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 17:37 UTC
First date GDACS lists for the event: 2026-05-21 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=1027465&episodeid=8&eventtype=DR

Natural Disaster Map: https://naturaldisastermap.com/event/g-DR-1027465
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Also tracking near this reference point: Kampala (120 km), Nairobi (430 km), Kenya (480 km)

Agency measurements and details

Alert level: Orange — Potential need for international humanitarian assistance
Country: Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
Impact: Medium impact for agricultural drought in 270,713 km²
Updated by GDACS: 2026-10-11 05:57 UTC

Representative point: 0.772, 33.546. 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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