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19 Dec 2003

Micronesia (Federated States of)
President orders disaster aid for Micronesia Typhoon recovery

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Release Number: HQ-03-254

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The head of the U.S Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced today that President Bush has declared a major disaster for the Federated States of Micronesia, opening the way for the use of federal funds to help the state of Yap recover from the effects of Typhoon Lupit.

Michael D. Brown, Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Emergency Preparedness and Response, said the President took the action following a review of FEMA's analysis of Micronesia's request for federal aid.

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09 Dec 2003

Micronesia (Federated States of)
Micronesia - Typhoon Lupit OCHA Situation Report No. 3

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— UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Ref: OCHA/GVA - 2003/0152
OCHA Situation Report No. 3
Federated States of Micronesia - Typhoon Lupit
Occurred on 21-25 November 2003

This information is based on reports provided by the United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) team which has been deployed to Yap State of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM).

Situation and Needs

1. Damage assessments are being continued for the islands of Yap State which were affected by Typhoon Lupit on 23-25 November, by the National Disaster Assessment Team in cooperation with

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs:

To learn more about OCHA's activities, please visit http://unocha.org/.

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08 Dec 2003

Micronesia (Federated States of)
Micronesia: Typhoon Lupit - Situation map

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This is an updated version of a map created on 28 Nov 03

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04 Dec 2003

Micronesia (Federated States of)
Micronesia - Typhoon Lupit OCHA Situation Report No. 2

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— UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Ref: OCHA/GVA - 2003/0147
OCHA Situation Report No. 2
Federated States of Micronesia - Typhoon Lupit
Occurred on 21-25 November 2003

This is based on a preliminary report from the United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) team which has been deployed to Yap State of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM).

Situation

1. On 21-25 November, Typhoon /tropical storm Lupit passed through Chuuk State and Yap State of FSM, increasing its strength. The typhoon began to impact the eastern part of Yap State

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs:

To learn more about OCHA's activities, please visit http://unocha.org/.

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28 Nov 2003

Micronesia (Federated States of)
Micronesia: Typhoon Lupit - Situation map

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28 Nov 2003

Micronesia (Federated States of)
Micronesia - Typhoon Lupit OCHA Situation Report No. 1

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— UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Ref: OCHA/GVA - 2003/0145
OCHA Situation Report No. 1
Federated States of Micronesia - Typhoon Lupit
Occurred on 21-25 November 2003

This report is based on information provided by the Government of Federated States of Micronesia through the OCHA Disaster Response Advisor for the Pacific as well as the media.

Situation

1. On November 21, Tropical Storm Lupit passed through Chuuk State of Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), continued to intensify and was upgraded to Typhoon Lupit on November 23, and then

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs:

To learn more about OCHA's activities, please visit http://unocha.org/.

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25 Nov 2003

Micronesia (Federated States of)
Pacific islanders cling to life on typhoon-lashed atoll

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— Agence France-Presse

AUCKLAND, Nov 25 (AFP) - Residents of a remote, low-lying Pacific atoll were Tuesday clinging to life as a powerful typhoon slammed into it, authorities said.

A Civil Defence spokesman in Yap, in the Federated States of Micronesia, told AFP by phone that huge seas with waves up to 10 metres (34 feet) high were overwhelming Ulithi atoll, which is no more than five metres (16 feet) above sea-level, as Typhoon Lupit passed nearby.

"We told the people to take shelter in strong buildings," the spokesman said. He said they had received

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President orders disaster aid for Micronesia Typhoon recovery

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Micronesia - Typhoon Lupit OCHA Situation Report No. 3

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