Puerto Barrios, Guatemala
This branch supports Central and South American countries.
Missions
Hurricanes
On October 31, 2020, the category 4 hurricane ETA hit Central America devastating the region – reporting 57 dead & hundreds missing. On November 16, another Cat 5 hurricane, Iota ravaged the region.
Fires
In 2019, the Amazon wildfires season saw a surge in fires with more than 906,000 affected hectares occurring in the Amazon rainforest and Amazon biome within Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Peru.
Migration
In 2019, the Venezuelan migration and refugee crisis, the largest refugee crisis in the Americas, is the emigration of 4.6million Venezuelans who fled the country because of the Bolivarian Revolution.
Volcanoes
On June 3, 2018, Volcán de Fuego eruption was a series of volcanic explosions and pyroclastic flows. The eruption included lahars and volcanic ash clouds with no evacuation time causing 200 deaths.
GEM Branches and Recovery Hubs
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This branch supports western states in the US as well as pacific maritime exports.
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This branch supports all European countries.
This branch supports 7 provinces in Türkiye and other MENA countries.
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This branch supports all 24 oblasts in Ukraine.
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This branch supports Central and South American countries.
GEM'S Disaster Recovery Hubs
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This Hub supports victims on Floridas’s west coast from the impacts of Hurricane Ian.
