Orkaan Matthew

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.

Ons ervaren GEM Caraïbisch team, gevestigd in Kingston, Jamaica, leidt grootschalige humanitaire operaties over het eiland als reactie op orkaan Melissa. Er zijn grootschalige hulpgoederen onderweg, waarbij miljoenen kilo's essentiële goederen worden gedistribueerd.

Op 12 oktober werd de Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta in het afgelegen Alaska getroffen door de overblijfselen van de tyfoon Halong, die zware overstromingen veroorzaakte. Deze ramp is een van de meest verwoestende in de regio sinds de aardbeving in 1964 in Alaska.

Op 30 september werden de Filippijnen getroffen door een aardbeving van 6,9 magnitude. Het was de zwaarste beving die ooit in het noorden van Cebu is geregistreerd en werd gevolgd door duizenden kleinere naschokken. Vijfenzeventig mensen verloren het leven en honderden huizen werden verwoest.