![]() ![]() The American Red Cross of Guam hotline is operational: 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-80) for anyone trying to reach friends or relatives who are on the island. The Red Cross is on the ground in Guam providing emergency assistance items like tarps, flashlights, coolers and clean-up kits to residents.More than 120 voluntary personnel are headed to the impacted areas and 80 local staff are available to support the distribution of supplies and perform assessments. FEMA is coordinating with its network of Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster to provide support and humanitarian aid.Small Business Administration is deploying personnel to conduct assessments and support recovery efforts as needed. Shelters remain open on both CNMI and Guam.Feeding and bottled water missions continue, with a priority to distribute to healthcare facilities and shelters.All of Guam and Rota drinking and wastewater systems have been impacted by power outages and are under boil water advisories. The Guam Water Authority informed that it deployed four 60,000-gallon water tanks to help supplement water needs in the communities and that 50% of its operable wells are online.The CNMI Commonwealth Utilities Corporation reports that 90% of customers in Sinapalo 2, the most populated area in Rota, have power. ![]() There are more than 100 generators on the island to help provide power to critical facilities. About 12 % of customer demand has been restored as well. The Guam Power Authority continues its restoration efforts, reporting more than 46% of substations have been restored, with power restored at Guam Memorial Hospital, Guam Regional Medical Center, five of seven dialysis centers and Guam Airport Authority.Federal, Territorial, Commonwealth and Voluntary Actions More than 475 FEMA personnel are supporting response and recovery efforts in Guam and CNMI and working closely with local officials and voluntary organizations to assess damages. All airports in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) are open for daylight operations only. The airport remains closed to commercial traffic and is expected to resume operations on Tuesday. The first cargo flights with supplies, equipment and emergency responders landed at Guam’s International Airport today. Anyone trying to reach friends or relatives should remain patient as outages are being restored. The impacted areas continue to experience power outages, water service disruptions and communications are intermittent. WASHINGTON - Federal funding under President Biden’s major disaster declaration for Guam will help the territory recover from Typhoon Mawar as damage assessments are ongoing to determine the scope of damage from the disaster. ![]()
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