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 de regio Emilia-Romagna in Noord-Italië is in 36 uur tijd de helft van de jaarlijkse regenval gevallen. Tienduizenden zijn geëvacueerd.

Door de extreme regenval in heel Californië zijn meer dan 8 miljoen inwoners bedreigd door overstromingen. Nadat veel delen van de staat sinds 26 december meer dan de helft van hun jaarlijkse regenval hadden ontvangen, liepen overstromingen, modderstromen en extreme winden gevaar.

Op 14 juni 2022 veroorzaakten moessonregens de ernstigste overstromingen in de recente geschiedenis van Pakistan. Meer dan een derde van Pakistan stond onder water; tientallen miljoenen inwoners zijn getroffen en honderdduizenden zijn uit hun huizen verdreven.

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.

Van 20 mei tot 15 juni werden meer dan 25.000 mensen in heel Guyana getroffen door zware overstromingen. Duizenden zaten in schuilkelders en hun bezittingen en huizen waren verwoest.