Drought

Drought in China, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russia

Source: GDACS event report

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

GDACS: GreenNo or limited need for humanitarian assistance expected

Minor impact for agricultural drought in 341,951 km²

What this tells you

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

Nearest indexed city: Sandaohezi, China · 37 km
People nearby: 6.6 million in 12 towns and cities within 300 km. Proximity, not people affected. Source: GeoNames indexed cities.

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Citation & source notes

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 China, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russia
Minor impact for agricultural drought in 341,951 km²
GDACS: Green — No or limited need for humanitarian assistance expected
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=1027491&episodeid=10&eventtype=DR

Natural Disaster Map: https://naturaldisastermap.com/event/g-DR-1027491
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Agency measurements and details

Alert level: Green — No or limited need for humanitarian assistance expected
Country: China, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russia
Impact: Minor impact for agricultural drought in 341,951 km²
Updated by GDACS: 2026-10-11 05:57 UTC

Representative point: 44.019, 85.444. 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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