Sixty days of rain in the Santa Catarina state in Southern Brazil has caused one of the worst disasters in Brazil's history. The rainfall has resulted in flooding and landslides in this region. In the state of Catarina, 55,000 people have been displaced, 99 have died and 1.5 million people have been affected by the flooding. In the town of Itajai, 80% of the homes were damaged by the rain. Nearly 100,000 people remained cut off by flooding in eight cities in Santa Catarina state, civil defense officials said. For those who have lost everything, gaining access to food and water means standing in queues for six hours and in some cases there is not enough to go around resulting in residents living in fear of epidemics and looting. The government of Brazil declared a state of emergency and has formally requested humanitarian assistance. The severe flooding has destroyed transportation routes, isolating eight cities, and submerged city streets in waist-high water. Flooding also cut off gas lines, electricity, and the supply of clean water.

GlobalMedic has deployed elements of its Rapid Response Team to the region. The team will set up 11 water purification units capable of providing over 70,000 civilians with clean drinking water daily. The team will also distribute over 100,000 oral rehydration sachets and 2 million aquatab water purification tablets.