Any reports from Yap about effects from Sudal?
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Any reports from Yap about effects from Sudal?
Any reports about damage and if there were casualties hopefully not.
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April 10 , 2004
STATEMENT BY THE PRESS SECRETARY
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the Federated States of Micronesia and ordered Federal aid to supplement national and state recovery efforts in the area struck by Typhoon Sudal beginning on April 8, 2004, and continuing.
The President's action makes Federal funding available to Yap State and affected municipal governments on a cost-sharing basis for debris removal and emergency protective measures under the Public Assistance program, including direct Federal assistance.
Representing the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Michael D. Brown, Under Secretary for Emergency Preparedness and Response, Department of Homeland Security, named Michael Karl as the Federal Coordinating Officer for Federal recovery operations in the affected area.
The Agency said that damage surveys are continuing, and additional areas and assistance may be designated after the assessments are completed.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: FEMA (202) 646-4600.
STATEMENT BY THE PRESS SECRETARY
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the Federated States of Micronesia and ordered Federal aid to supplement national and state recovery efforts in the area struck by Typhoon Sudal beginning on April 8, 2004, and continuing.
The President's action makes Federal funding available to Yap State and affected municipal governments on a cost-sharing basis for debris removal and emergency protective measures under the Public Assistance program, including direct Federal assistance.
Representing the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Michael D. Brown, Under Secretary for Emergency Preparedness and Response, Department of Homeland Security, named Michael Karl as the Federal Coordinating Officer for Federal recovery operations in the affected area.
The Agency said that damage surveys are continuing, and additional areas and assistance may be designated after the assessments are completed.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: FEMA (202) 646-4600.
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Early reports out of Yap indicate that Typhoon Sudal has devastated much of the island.
Calls to Yap didn't go through yesterday, as the storm may have damaged the island's communications infrastructure. Yap officials, however, were able to radio a report to a University of Guam satellite radio station, run by research associate Bruce Best, talking about the island's devastation and emergency needs.
Best said Federal Emergency Management Agency officials arrived on Guam yesterday morning and are preparing to mobilize C-130s to deliver relief teams and equipment once Yap is safe to land on.
"We really don't have detailed reports because people are just sticking their heads out of concrete huts now. Everything else that isn't concrete is gone," he said.
"They have no communications, no power, no infrastructure. Their public utilities building has been destroyed, whole villages have been wasted on the water front, the hospital has some damage, the airport is a mess. ... They say this is the worst typhoon they've ever seen."
Dan Mundell, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, said based on satellite photos, it appears Yap began experiencing typhoon intensity winds at 7 a.m. yesterday. At the height of the storm, the island was being bashed by sustained winds of up to 125 mph with gusts of up to 150 mph over nearby waters.
Mundell estimates that by the time the typhoon pulled away from Yap, the island would have experienced at least six to nine hours of typhoon-intensity winds.
"It's a similar situation to what we experienced with Paka and the other one, Pongsona," Mundell said.
"Just like with us, the eye didn't hit them directly, but they were caught in that eye wall for several hours, so residents of Guam can sort of imagine what it's been like for people on Yap."
Supertyphoons Paka and Pongsona, which struck Guam in December 1997 and December 2002, respectively, were among the strongest recorded typhoons to hit the island and left massive amounts of damage.
Typhoon Sudal is expected to head northwest into the Philippine Sea, where Mundell said it's not likely to affect any other populated area soon, Mundell said.
Owen Sigirag spent much of yesterday worrying about his family. The Yap native and chairman of today's Yap Day festivities at Ypao Beach in Tumon hasn't been able to get word of his family's condition since Typhoon Sudal roared through the island.
"I've been trying to call Yap, but all the phones are out, so I'm very worried because most of my family lives on the coastline," the 40-year-old said.
Officials from the island state on Thursday said they evacuated people from coastal areas.
No casualties
Best said he has been able to communicate with the island only through the few radios they have left. While residents have not been able to go out because winds were still in excess of 50 mph at 6 last night, early reports indicate that so far there are no casualties or major injuries.
Best said the casualty report could change, however, as people begin to get around the island. He said the roads are now flooded and filled with debris.
Aside from FEMA, several local organizations have began preparing for relief efforts in Yap.
Ayuda Foundation's board of directors member Walden Weilbacher said the nonprofit organization plans to have relief packages delivered to Continental Airlines by noon today so that the airline can fly them out to Yap.
Weilbacher, who also is the secretariat of the Association of Pacific Island Legislatures, said the airline has agreed to donate 3,000 pounds of cargo to the island when a flight leaves for Yap tonight. Best said that probably wouldn't be possible unless the runway can be cleared.
The Guam Medical Society has two primary-care physicians and two nurses on standby, ready to fly to Yap as soon as the society receives the request from the FSM government, said GMS president-elect Dr. Vince Akimoto.
Akimoto said the society is coordinating its efforts through the local FSM consulate office and other doctors are working to clear their schedules so they can eventually relieve the first team.
The medical society is working to get a surgical team together to send to Yap with Joseph Edhlund.
Edhlund, owner of Sky Blue Air, planned to fly to Yap this morning with medical supplies and doctors, but he is awaiting FAA approval to make the flight. Edhlund's company does not yet have airline certification.
Guam Memorial Hospital Associate Administrator William Kando said the hospital yesterday dropped off a medical package containing several kinds of antibiotics, bandages, gauze, hydrogen peroxide, and other pharmaceuticals to be delivered to Yap.
The hospital also is on standby to provide further assistance should it be contacted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Kando said.
New focus
Sigirag said that while Yapese residents were scheduled to have a big day of fun and relaxation today, the focus of Yap Day, a day to highlight Yap culture, will now shift toward helping the island. The official Yap Day is March 1, but Yap residents on Guam are celebrating the cultural day today.
Sigirag is urging all natives of Yap on Guam to attend today's event so they can discuss what is going on in Yap and find out what they can do to help.
While the events and festivities scheduled for the day will continue, the Yap community on Guam also will be accepting donations of money, clothing, canned goods and other items to send to Yap, he said.
"We don't really know what they need, but we are going to start getting things together," he said.
"We're all very concerned about this because unlike on Guam where there are concrete houses, there is still a lot of tin-roof houses over there, so it's very dangerous when something like this happens."
Calls to Yap didn't go through yesterday, as the storm may have damaged the island's communications infrastructure. Yap officials, however, were able to radio a report to a University of Guam satellite radio station, run by research associate Bruce Best, talking about the island's devastation and emergency needs.
Best said Federal Emergency Management Agency officials arrived on Guam yesterday morning and are preparing to mobilize C-130s to deliver relief teams and equipment once Yap is safe to land on.
"We really don't have detailed reports because people are just sticking their heads out of concrete huts now. Everything else that isn't concrete is gone," he said.
"They have no communications, no power, no infrastructure. Their public utilities building has been destroyed, whole villages have been wasted on the water front, the hospital has some damage, the airport is a mess. ... They say this is the worst typhoon they've ever seen."
Dan Mundell, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, said based on satellite photos, it appears Yap began experiencing typhoon intensity winds at 7 a.m. yesterday. At the height of the storm, the island was being bashed by sustained winds of up to 125 mph with gusts of up to 150 mph over nearby waters.
Mundell estimates that by the time the typhoon pulled away from Yap, the island would have experienced at least six to nine hours of typhoon-intensity winds.
"It's a similar situation to what we experienced with Paka and the other one, Pongsona," Mundell said.
"Just like with us, the eye didn't hit them directly, but they were caught in that eye wall for several hours, so residents of Guam can sort of imagine what it's been like for people on Yap."
Supertyphoons Paka and Pongsona, which struck Guam in December 1997 and December 2002, respectively, were among the strongest recorded typhoons to hit the island and left massive amounts of damage.
Typhoon Sudal is expected to head northwest into the Philippine Sea, where Mundell said it's not likely to affect any other populated area soon, Mundell said.
Owen Sigirag spent much of yesterday worrying about his family. The Yap native and chairman of today's Yap Day festivities at Ypao Beach in Tumon hasn't been able to get word of his family's condition since Typhoon Sudal roared through the island.
"I've been trying to call Yap, but all the phones are out, so I'm very worried because most of my family lives on the coastline," the 40-year-old said.
Officials from the island state on Thursday said they evacuated people from coastal areas.
No casualties
Best said he has been able to communicate with the island only through the few radios they have left. While residents have not been able to go out because winds were still in excess of 50 mph at 6 last night, early reports indicate that so far there are no casualties or major injuries.
Best said the casualty report could change, however, as people begin to get around the island. He said the roads are now flooded and filled with debris.
Aside from FEMA, several local organizations have began preparing for relief efforts in Yap.
Ayuda Foundation's board of directors member Walden Weilbacher said the nonprofit organization plans to have relief packages delivered to Continental Airlines by noon today so that the airline can fly them out to Yap.
Weilbacher, who also is the secretariat of the Association of Pacific Island Legislatures, said the airline has agreed to donate 3,000 pounds of cargo to the island when a flight leaves for Yap tonight. Best said that probably wouldn't be possible unless the runway can be cleared.
The Guam Medical Society has two primary-care physicians and two nurses on standby, ready to fly to Yap as soon as the society receives the request from the FSM government, said GMS president-elect Dr. Vince Akimoto.
Akimoto said the society is coordinating its efforts through the local FSM consulate office and other doctors are working to clear their schedules so they can eventually relieve the first team.
The medical society is working to get a surgical team together to send to Yap with Joseph Edhlund.
Edhlund, owner of Sky Blue Air, planned to fly to Yap this morning with medical supplies and doctors, but he is awaiting FAA approval to make the flight. Edhlund's company does not yet have airline certification.
Guam Memorial Hospital Associate Administrator William Kando said the hospital yesterday dropped off a medical package containing several kinds of antibiotics, bandages, gauze, hydrogen peroxide, and other pharmaceuticals to be delivered to Yap.
The hospital also is on standby to provide further assistance should it be contacted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Kando said.
New focus
Sigirag said that while Yapese residents were scheduled to have a big day of fun and relaxation today, the focus of Yap Day, a day to highlight Yap culture, will now shift toward helping the island. The official Yap Day is March 1, but Yap residents on Guam are celebrating the cultural day today.
Sigirag is urging all natives of Yap on Guam to attend today's event so they can discuss what is going on in Yap and find out what they can do to help.
While the events and festivities scheduled for the day will continue, the Yap community on Guam also will be accepting donations of money, clothing, canned goods and other items to send to Yap, he said.
"We don't really know what they need, but we are going to start getting things together," he said.
"We're all very concerned about this because unlike on Guam where there are concrete houses, there is still a lot of tin-roof houses over there, so it's very dangerous when something like this happens."
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Oh my plenty of damage there but hopefully no tragic news of casualties come later.Thanks Mike for bringing that report and I know that you will continue to look for more information in comming days concerning Yap.
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The Yapese government was able to clear the island's runway allowing a U.S. Coast Guard C-130 aircraft to land yesterday delivering three Federal Emergency Management Agency officials and several tarps, according to the Yap Disaster Recovery Office.
An assessment of the damage in the wake of Typhoon Sudal is ongoing, but the island's most urgent needs are water and food, said Yap Disaster Recovery Office Logistic Coordinator Philip Raffilpiy. At least one death has been reported following the storm.
Sudal's eye was over Yap for at least six hours on Friday, bringing with it devastating winds of up to 125 mph.
Much of the island was devastated. The typhoon severely damaged the airport, hospital, government facilities and much of Yap's water, power and telecommunications infrastructure, Raffilpiy said.
Raffilpiy said there has been one death on the island, but officials can't yet confirm whether the death was a result of the storm or if the person died of natural causes. Raffilpiy did not know the identity of the person, but noted that the person was a teenager.
University of Guam research associate Bruce Best, who has been communicating with Yap through UOG's satellite radio station, said the roof of Yap's hospital was heavily damaged.
Fortunately, the hospital's frame still is intact, but the missing roof has allowed water to seep through the ceilings in most of the hospital rooms, he said.
Best said officials on Yap have been able to get the telephone system working and are able to make and receive long-distance calls from certain government structures, but he estimates that roughly 90 percent or more of the local telephone system is not working.
Raffilpiy confirmed Best's statements and added that the hospital is packed because it also is being used as a shelter. He said he could not provide an injury assessment because officials have been able to assess damage only to Kolonia, the main village, as debris on the roads and a lack of telecommunication have made it difficult to get a status report from the provinces.
No power
Raffilpiy said the island is in need of several generators as there is no power on Yap, as well as bucket trucks and water and sewage pumps.
"We don't have power at the moment because the roof of the generators was blown away, but the power plant crew was able to dry up the generators today," he said.
"They say we might be able to get power back to the colonial area by Tuesday, but we need the other generators in the meantime and in case something goes wrong."
Erica Perez, Gov. Felix Camacho's spokeswoman, said first lady Joann Camacho is working with the Guam Office of Homeland Security and the island's utilities to organize the resources needed to help the residents of Yap.
Perez said once the local government gets more information on Yap's status and needs, the first lady will organize a public-private relief drive to get money and needed supplies.
Consolidated Commission on Utilities Chairman Simon Sanchez yesterday said he would be contacting Guam Waterworks Authority and Guam Power Authority management to see if any equipment to spare could be sent to Yap.
Help on the way
Ayuda Foundation's board of directors member Walden Weilbacher said a plane is scheduled to leave Guam tomorrow that will deliver the donations nonprofit organizations have collected for Yap. Ayuda is a local nonprofit group that has coordinated numerous medical relief efforts to nearby islands after disasters.
Continental Sales and Marketing Manager Lou Sanchez said the airline will have a flight leaving for Yap at 10 a.m. to deliver the donations gathered by Ayuda.
Continental has agreed to donate 3,000 pounds of cargo to Ayuda for Yap. The flight will leave Yap at 1:30 p.m. and return to Guam, though Lou Sanchez said she doesn't know who will be on the return flight or whether seats would be used to bring injured people to Guam for treatment.
Weilbacher said the Ayuda package will include medicine and bed sheets. Guam Memorial Hospital on Friday donated a medical package containing several types of antibiotics, bandages, gauze, hydrogen peroxide and other pharmaceuticals for Yap.
The Hilton Guam Resort & Spa also has donated pillows, bed sheets and spreads to the Ayuda Foundation and will organize a collection drive for clothing, bed sheets and money to assist families in Yap, according to the hotel.
Weilbacher said items donated at Sen. Lou Leon Guerrero's office yesterday also will be included in the first flight to Yap. The Guam Medical Society, an association of medical professionals, also has said it has doctors and nurses ready to go to Yap once the medical needs are assessed.
Sanchez said she doesn't know if any doctors will be on the flight as Ayuda has not yet made plans to fly out physicians or nurses as they are still awaiting a more detailed report of what is needed in Yap.
"Continental will work closely with Ayuda to provide assistance whenever we can," she said.
Best said while the medical supplies and bed sheets will help, the most pressing need on the island is water. Weilbacher said shipping company Matson Navigation Co. has agreed to donate a container and pay to ship the container and its contents to Yap.
Weilbacher said Ayuda plans to put bulkier items, such as 5-gallon water bottles, into the container, which is scheduled to leave Guam in about 10 days.
The Federated States of Micronesia Office of the Consulate General is working with the Yap community on Guam to collect donations for residents on Yap. Yesterday, the Yap community on Guam was able to collect several articles of clothing and some money during Yap Day festivities at Ypao Beach Park in Tumon.
An assessment of the damage in the wake of Typhoon Sudal is ongoing, but the island's most urgent needs are water and food, said Yap Disaster Recovery Office Logistic Coordinator Philip Raffilpiy. At least one death has been reported following the storm.
Sudal's eye was over Yap for at least six hours on Friday, bringing with it devastating winds of up to 125 mph.
Much of the island was devastated. The typhoon severely damaged the airport, hospital, government facilities and much of Yap's water, power and telecommunications infrastructure, Raffilpiy said.
Raffilpiy said there has been one death on the island, but officials can't yet confirm whether the death was a result of the storm or if the person died of natural causes. Raffilpiy did not know the identity of the person, but noted that the person was a teenager.
University of Guam research associate Bruce Best, who has been communicating with Yap through UOG's satellite radio station, said the roof of Yap's hospital was heavily damaged.
Fortunately, the hospital's frame still is intact, but the missing roof has allowed water to seep through the ceilings in most of the hospital rooms, he said.
Best said officials on Yap have been able to get the telephone system working and are able to make and receive long-distance calls from certain government structures, but he estimates that roughly 90 percent or more of the local telephone system is not working.
Raffilpiy confirmed Best's statements and added that the hospital is packed because it also is being used as a shelter. He said he could not provide an injury assessment because officials have been able to assess damage only to Kolonia, the main village, as debris on the roads and a lack of telecommunication have made it difficult to get a status report from the provinces.
No power
Raffilpiy said the island is in need of several generators as there is no power on Yap, as well as bucket trucks and water and sewage pumps.
"We don't have power at the moment because the roof of the generators was blown away, but the power plant crew was able to dry up the generators today," he said.
"They say we might be able to get power back to the colonial area by Tuesday, but we need the other generators in the meantime and in case something goes wrong."
Erica Perez, Gov. Felix Camacho's spokeswoman, said first lady Joann Camacho is working with the Guam Office of Homeland Security and the island's utilities to organize the resources needed to help the residents of Yap.
Perez said once the local government gets more information on Yap's status and needs, the first lady will organize a public-private relief drive to get money and needed supplies.
Consolidated Commission on Utilities Chairman Simon Sanchez yesterday said he would be contacting Guam Waterworks Authority and Guam Power Authority management to see if any equipment to spare could be sent to Yap.
Help on the way
Ayuda Foundation's board of directors member Walden Weilbacher said a plane is scheduled to leave Guam tomorrow that will deliver the donations nonprofit organizations have collected for Yap. Ayuda is a local nonprofit group that has coordinated numerous medical relief efforts to nearby islands after disasters.
Continental Sales and Marketing Manager Lou Sanchez said the airline will have a flight leaving for Yap at 10 a.m. to deliver the donations gathered by Ayuda.
Continental has agreed to donate 3,000 pounds of cargo to Ayuda for Yap. The flight will leave Yap at 1:30 p.m. and return to Guam, though Lou Sanchez said she doesn't know who will be on the return flight or whether seats would be used to bring injured people to Guam for treatment.
Weilbacher said the Ayuda package will include medicine and bed sheets. Guam Memorial Hospital on Friday donated a medical package containing several types of antibiotics, bandages, gauze, hydrogen peroxide and other pharmaceuticals for Yap.
The Hilton Guam Resort & Spa also has donated pillows, bed sheets and spreads to the Ayuda Foundation and will organize a collection drive for clothing, bed sheets and money to assist families in Yap, according to the hotel.
Weilbacher said items donated at Sen. Lou Leon Guerrero's office yesterday also will be included in the first flight to Yap. The Guam Medical Society, an association of medical professionals, also has said it has doctors and nurses ready to go to Yap once the medical needs are assessed.
Sanchez said she doesn't know if any doctors will be on the flight as Ayuda has not yet made plans to fly out physicians or nurses as they are still awaiting a more detailed report of what is needed in Yap.
"Continental will work closely with Ayuda to provide assistance whenever we can," she said.
Best said while the medical supplies and bed sheets will help, the most pressing need on the island is water. Weilbacher said shipping company Matson Navigation Co. has agreed to donate a container and pay to ship the container and its contents to Yap.
Weilbacher said Ayuda plans to put bulkier items, such as 5-gallon water bottles, into the container, which is scheduled to leave Guam in about 10 days.
The Federated States of Micronesia Office of the Consulate General is working with the Yap community on Guam to collect donations for residents on Yap. Yesterday, the Yap community on Guam was able to collect several articles of clothing and some money during Yap Day festivities at Ypao Beach Park in Tumon.
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Yap counts the cost of Typhoon Sudel
Concern is mounting over the scale of destruction from a cyclone on the island of Yap, in the Federated States of Micronesia.
Yap, an island of around 8,000 people, was hit by Typhoon Sudel late last week, and has been cut off since.
On Saturday, a United States Coastguard Hercules flying in from the US island of Guam, 828 kilometres to the north, managed to land.
Yap Disaster Office spokesman, Philip Raffilpiy, says only one person died in the storm, but almost all of Yap's infrastructure, including the hospital, has been destroyed.
Concern is mounting over the scale of destruction from a cyclone on the island of Yap, in the Federated States of Micronesia.
Yap, an island of around 8,000 people, was hit by Typhoon Sudel late last week, and has been cut off since.
On Saturday, a United States Coastguard Hercules flying in from the US island of Guam, 828 kilometres to the north, managed to land.
Yap Disaster Office spokesman, Philip Raffilpiy, says only one person died in the storm, but almost all of Yap's infrastructure, including the hospital, has been destroyed.
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