Pacific correspondent Campbell Cooney

Food has arrived at a remote boarding school in the northern Pacific, three weeks after it ran out of supplies to feed nearly 300 students.

Weipat High School on Onoun, one of the remote outer islands of the Federated States of Micronesia state of Chuuk, provides education and accommodation to around 270 students from all the islands around the region.

Three weeks ago the school was forced to close its doors and send students to live with the community after provisions ran out.

Storm warnings remain in effect for parts of the Federated States of Micronesia, as Tropical Storm Bopha continues to intensify.

Tropical storm warnings remain in effect for parts of the Federated States of Micronesia.

Satellite imagery shows that Tropical Storm Bopha is continuing to intensify, with winds increasing up to 80 kilometres an hour.

Forecasters say Tropical Storm Bopha is moving in a westerly direction, a little over 100 nautical miles south of Chuuk.

What are the current conditions?

Tropical Storm Bopha (26W) has developed southwest of Pohnpei and southeast of Chuuk in the Federated States of Micronesia.

It is currently a weak Category 1 (BoM System) tropical cyclone with winds of 35 knots near the centre. It is moving westnorthwest at about 2 mph and is expected to steadily intensify overnight and turn more to the west. Over the weekend, the system may develop into a Category 4 tropical cyclone.

Health officials have confirmed that two different dengue viruses are responsible for the outbreaks in Micronesia.

Marshall Islands has been hardest hit, but there's been a major outbreak in Yap in the Federated States of Micronesia.

Representatives of WHO and the Secretariat of Pacific Communities have visited Northern Pacific islands to assess the extent of dengue fever and decide on the next course of action.

Presenter:Geraldine Coutts
Speaker:Dr Yvan Souares, Disease Surveillance, Research, Control and Response Unit, Secretariat of Pacific Communities

This report covers the period 1 January 2009 to 30 June 2009.

In brief

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The Pacific regional office works with and supports a total of 12 national societies and two in formation in the region, including Australia, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati Islands, Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.

In this reporting period, the regional office continues to engage with national societies in the region on disaster

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By Katie Worth

HAGATNA, Guam (Pacific Daily News, April 22) -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency has so far brought about 100 people to the region to provide support to typhoon-devastated Yap, an agency official said.

The agency also has sent 20,000 gallons of water to Yap in the Federated States of Micronesia, and 23 flight missions with emergency supplies.

Yap was slammed by Typhoon Sudal on April 9, leaving hundreds homeless and the island's utility system in disarray. A recent damage assessment by the International Red Cross put the number

The governments of the Federated States of Micronesia and Fiji will each receive payments from the Regional Natural Disaster Relief Fund, administered by the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat.
Secretary General Greg Urwin says amounts of 11-and-a-half thousand US dollars will be provided to assist with relief efforts, following recent damage from Typhoon Sudel in Yap and the flash floods in Fiji.

The Secretariat also has offered to provide technical assistance similar to the relief that was extended in January to Niue and Samoa following Cyclone Heta, and to Vanuatu in February in