Drought in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal
GDACS has tracked this drought in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal since May 21, 2026, 161 days as of its latest update on October 28. It carries a GREEN alert: limited humanitarian impact expected.
What makes a drought
A drought is a long stretch of below-normal rain that leaves soils, rivers and reservoirs short of water. Unlike most disasters it creeps in over months, and its toll on crops, livestock and drinking water grows the longer it lasts.
Seen from space
True color from the VIIRS instrument on the NOAA-20 satellite. The ring marks where the event was reported. Pictures: NASA Worldview (GIBS) from the daily satellite passes; clouds can hide the ground on some days.
GDACS report. Source: GDACS, the Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System of the United Nations and the European Commission (CC BY 4.0).
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