Life on Guam

[okikuma]

PRIMETIME SPECIAL: Typhoon Mawar - The Aftermath

Nick Delgado leads KUAM's special coverage on the day after the passage of Typhoon Mawar. We talk to government leaders about recovery efforts and island residents about their feelings as we all went through this together.

 

[okikuma]

With an extensive emergency management and military infrastructure on Guam, the recovery efforts will be surprisingly quick as compared to an equal sized natural disaster within the Continental U.S. (CONUS). This is because the percentage of support personnel performing emergency management functions for the population of Guam and surrounding Mariana Islands (around 250,000 total) will be greater. Plus, from past experiences of typhoons and earthquakes, the majority of the homes and buildings are built to withstand such natural disasters.

Wayne

 

[BEN S]

Thx for all the well wishes..
We made out okay, still mopping up.
Gyro fine.
Island looks like pics of Tunguska blast...no bark or leaves on trees.
Cars and cones piled up.
No water ot power, but like Wayne says hopefully soon.
We were overdue.
Just hope no more before fully recovered.
Be quite a while before I can fly again. But someday...

 

[okikuma]

Thx for all the well wishes..
We made out okay, still mopping up.
Gyro fine.
Island looks like pics of Tunguska blast...no bark or leaves on trees.
Cars and cones piled up.
No water ot power, but like Wayne says hopefully soon.
We were overdue.
Just hope no more before fully recovered.
Be quite a while before I can fly again. But someday...

I'm very happy to read that you and your family are fine Ben. Dave Bacon kept us updated on your status.

I haven't heard from my friend on Rota. She is resilient so I'm not worried. Nevertheless, living through a Cat 4 typhoon is still a major event.

Wayne

 

[BEN S]

made it down to navy base to get some internet...island is wrecked but doing better then I expected for recovery. Gasoline is a big issue. the transformer to the fuel farms burned up, so no way to pump to delivery trucks Im told.
were it not for the shoulder surgery, I would be videoing the damage from the sky...

 

[okikuma]

made it down to navy base to get some internet...island is wrecked but doing better then I expected for recovery. Gasoline is a big issue. the transformer to the fuel farms burned up, so no way to pump to delivery trucks Im told.
were it not for the shoulder surgery, I would be videoing the damage from the sky...

Ben,

Too bad you're currently not able to fly. You certainly could have provided great aerial survey support with your gyroplane.

C-17s from the 154th Wing (Hawaii ANG), C-5s and C-17s out of Travis AFB, CA (349th AMW, USAFR & 60th AMW USAF) and C-130s out of Channel Islands ANG Station (146th AW CA ANG) are tasked for airlift support. Infrastructure items such as electrical transformers, generators, water purification units, etc. most likely will be airlifted to the island.

Wayne

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