These island communities in the western Pacific ocean remain highly vulnerable. Tinian’s power grid is still not entirely restored following Sinlaku, with its power plant sustaining significant structural damage. The case is the same in Saipan, with more than 11,000 residents still without power. Both islands remain under boil water advisories. Another major typhoon is expected to cause widespread outages that will further impact already fragile water and food systems, compounding the hardship these communities are still working through.
WCK is coordinating with local partners on the ground to start serving meals as soon as the need arises. Shelters across the islands are already open and nearing capacity as residents in government-issued tents are being relocated ahead of the storm. As the preparedness window closes and communications are likely to deteriorate, WCK is positioning to respond the moment it is safe to do so.
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