Fuego en Lesbos

The GEM MENA team, alongside our partners HCI & ONSUR, is presently on the ground in Tyre (Soor), Lebanon supporting displaced families and individuals. The ongoing conflict and crisis in Lebanon has left roughly 80% of the population in poverty.

GEM is presently on the ground in Enid, Oklahoma where a massive tornado destroyed over 40 homes and tore through neighbourhoods. Considered the strongest tornado of the year, so far, the storm has caused disruptions to power and water systems and to the Vance Air Force Base.

Multiple wildfires are currently burning throughout the state of Georgia, with containment efforts stalled due to dry conditions and high winds. The fires have destroyed dozens of homes, forced evacuations in many communities, and put +1,000 more structures at risk.

Hawaii’s islands were recently impacted by the most severe flooding event in over two decades, resulting in widespread damage to residential areas, public infrastructure, and essential services.

A powerful series of winter storms is set to sweep across the United States, bringing heavy snow, ice, and dangerously low temperatures from the Plains to the East Coast. It is estimated that 50% of the USA’s population will be impacted by this storm.

After a series of 19 typhoons and tropical depressions, Vietnam is facing one of the most severe disasters in recent years. Over 400 people have died, 727 have been injured, and more than 337,000 homes have been destroyed.

Nuestro experimentado equipo de GEM en el Caribe, con sede en Kingston (Jamaica), está dirigiendo operaciones humanitarias a gran escala en toda la isla en respuesta al huracán Melissa. Se están llevando a cabo entregas de ayuda a gran escala, con la distribución de millones de libras de suministros críticos.

El 12 de octubre, los restos del tifón Halong golpearon el delta del Yukon-Kuskokwim, en la remota Alaska, provocando graves inundaciones. Esta catástrofe es una de las más destructivas de la región desde el terremoto de Alaska de 1964.

El 30 de septiembre, Filipinas fue sacudida por un terremoto de 6,9 grados. Fue el seísmo más fuerte jamás registrado en el norte de Cebú, y le siguieron miles de réplicas de menor intensidad. Setenta y cinco personas perdieron la vida y cientos de casas quedaron destruidas.