Drought is on going in Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, Gabon, Zambia
The Drought notification level is Orange. · Severity: Medium impact for agricultural drought in 368993 km2
Geographic Context
This drought event occurred near Nzagi (approximately 36 km away) in Angola, an area that experiences a range of natural hazards. An estimated 1.6M people live within 200 km of the event location, placing this in the "severe" population impact tier.
Event Assessment
This event is a drought event classified as high severity. Calamity.live has classified it as "high" severity with a severity value of 60. The computed Calamity Score is 54 out of 100, reflecting a moderate-impact event. The primary scoring components are: population (100), historical (80), intensity (40). Data for this event was sourced from gdacs, one of the 250 scientific monitoring sources aggregated by Calamity.live.
Regional Monitoring Context
Angola has a documented history of drought events. Monitoring for drought events in the region relies on a combination of ground-based sensors, satellite remote sensing, and official reporting from national agencies. The frequency and severity of such events are tracked over time to support risk assessment and emergency preparedness.
Event Data
| Type | Drought |
| Severity | high |
| Severity Value | 60 |
| Calamity Score | 54 / 100 |
| Confidence | 78% |
| Coordinates | -8.4480, 15.6230 |
| Nearest City | Nzagi (36 km) |
| Population Exposed | 1.6M within 200 km |
| Impact Tier | severe |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-16T01:08:43.158Z |
| Source | https://www.gdacs.org/report.aspx?eventtype=DR&eventid=1018344 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| EventType | DR |
| AlertLevel | Orange |
| Country | Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, Gabon, Zambia |
| Population | |
| FromRSS | true |
Safety Information
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Calamity.live data shows a drought event with CalamityScore 54/100, near Nzagi (Angola), based on data from gdacs. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 207 scientific monitoring sources.