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.

A região de Emilia-Romagna, no Norte de Itália, registou metade da sua precipitação anual no espaço de 36 horas, devastando muitas cidades. Dezenas de milhares de pessoas foram evacuadas.

Chuvas extremas em toda a Califórnia deixaram mais de 8 milhões de residentes sob observação de cheias. Depois de muitas áreas do estado terem recebido mais de metade da sua precipitação anual desde apenas 26 de Dezembro, inundações, deslizamentos de lama, e ventos extremos correram todos os riscos de serem confrontados.

Em 14 de Junho de 2022, as chuvas das monções desencadearam as inundações mais graves da história recente do Paquistão. Mais de um terço do Paquistão estava debaixo de água; dezenas de milhões de residentes foram afectados, e centenas de milhares foram deslocados das suas casas.

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.

De 20 de Maio a 15 de Junho, graves inundações em toda a Guiana afectaram mais de 25.000 pessoas. Deixando milhares em abrigos com os seus pertences totais e casas destruídas.