USA Southwest

On July 4th, Kerr County, Texas, was devastated by a catastrophic weather event as months’ worth of rainfall fell in just four hours. The resulting flash floods caused the Guadalupe River to overflow, severely impacting the communities of Hunt and Kerrville.

The Smokehouse Creek Wildfire was Texas’ 2nd largest fire it’s history. Multiple major fires that have burned hundreds of thousands of acres, prompting evacuation orders in several counties. GEM is providing pallets of disaster relief throughout the affected regions to assist all those affected.

Den 26. august 2021 sidst på eftermiddagen udstedte National Hurricane Center orkanvarsler for dele af Louisianas kystområde, herunder New Orleans. En kategori 4-storm ramte lokalsamfundene og forårsagede betydelige oversvømmelser, der blev rapporteret.

Den 13. februar 2021 var millioner af texanere uden varme og elektricitet i dagevis, da sne, is og kolde temperaturer forårsagede et katastrofalt svigt i statens elnet.