On March 7th, Bahía Blanca and Cerri, Argentina were hit with over a year’s worth of rain in just eight hours. The heavy water quickly damaged roads, bridges, cars, housing, infrastructure, and the region. There have been 16 confirmed deaths, and still over 100 people missing.

GEM Europe, in partnership with Goya Spain, is responding to the deadly flooding in Valencia, Spain. The floods have claimed the lives of dozens and caused severe destruction around the region. Already recorded as Spain’s worst disaster in the last 3 decades.

Storm Boris has caused significant flooding across Europe in the past few days. In regions such as Czechia & Poland, this has been the worst disaster in decades. The storm has already taken many lives and has forced thousands of people from their houses.

The GEM LATAM team responded in Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil to the recent extreme flooding in April & May 2024 . Over 1 million homes were without access to water, tens of thousands of people have been evacuated and placed in shelters, and countless more have been affected.

GEM is committed to an immediate and effective response to unexpected flooding across the USA in 2024. We stand ready to mobilize resources from our multiple branches, with an average response time of 24 hours.

GEM MENA loaded a military ship in Izmir, Turkey with vital supplies for those affected by the recent flooding

GEM is prepositioned to immediately deploy to flooding disasters in the United States throughout the year. We will be distributing trucks of Family Necessity Kits, water, hygiene, mattresses, and more to the regions affected.

In der norditalienischen Region Emilia-Romagna fiel innerhalb von 36 Stunden die Hälfte der jährlichen Niederschlagsmenge und verwüstete zahlreiche Städte. Zehntausende wurden evakuiert.

Aufgrund der extremen Regenfälle in Kalifornien wurden über 8 Millionen Einwohner vor Überschwemmungen gewarnt. Nachdem in vielen Gebieten des Staates seit dem 26. Dezember mehr als die Hälfte der jährlichen Niederschlagsmenge gefallen war, drohten Überschwemmungen, Schlammlawinen und extreme Winde.

Am 14. Juni 2022 lösten die Monsunregen die schwersten Überschwemmungen in der jüngeren Geschichte Pakistans aus. Mehr als ein Drittel Pakistans stand unter Wasser; zehn Millionen Einwohner waren betroffen, und Hunderttausende wurden aus ihren Häusern vertrieben.

Severe flooding across eastern Kentucky and Missouri caused dozens of deaths. Homes destroyed and roads washed out, leaving communities isolated. GEM deployed to support these communities.

Vom 20. Mai bis zum 15. Juni waren in ganz Guyana über 25 000 Menschen von schweren Überschwemmungen betroffen. Tausende mussten in Notunterkünften untergebracht werden, ihr gesamtes Hab und Gut und ihre Häuser wurden zerstört.