USA Southwest

On July 4th, Kerr County, Texas, was devastated by a catastrophic weather event as months’ worth of rainfall fell in just four hours. The resulting flash floods caused the Guadalupe River to overflow, severely impacting the communities of Hunt and Kerrville.

The Smokehouse Creek Wildfire was Texas’ 2nd largest fire it’s history. Multiple major fires that have burned hundreds of thousands of acres, prompting evacuation orders in several counties. GEM is providing pallets of disaster relief throughout the affected regions to assist all those affected.

Den 26 augusti 2021, sent på eftermiddagen, utfärdade National Hurricane Center orkanvarningar för delar av Louisianas kust, inklusive New Orleans. En storm av kategori 4 drabbade samhällena och orsakade betydande översvämningar som rapporterades.

Den 13 februari 2021 var miljontals texaner utan värme och elektricitet i flera dagar när snö, is och kyliga temperaturer orsakade ett katastrofalt fel på delstatens elnät.