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(BECQ) — The Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality analyzes water samples collected from Saipan’s west coast recreational beaches and storm drainages every week.

WITH most homes still without running water one week after Super Typhoon Sinlaku, the Commonwealth Utilities Corporation has opened public water filling stations in four Saipan villages. The stations operate daily from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. and are staffed by administrative personnel so water crews can…

“We are all victims of this typhoon. We suffered the same. There’s no exemption. We all faced the impact. We need to hold hands with each other,” he said.

APRIL 18, 2026 — the third night after Sinlaku. The power was still out. Trees lay snapped like matchsticks across roads and rooftops. Metal roofs curled upward as if the wind had tried to peel the island open. Yet every evening, when the light began to fade, something stubborn and beautiful happen…

WHILE eager to resume classes across all public schools, Education Commissioner Dr. Lawrence F. Camacho said campuses will reopen only when safe, as the Public School System completes post-Sinlaku damage assessments.

THE Northern Marianas stands to receive disaster unemployment assistance in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Sinlaku, CNMI Department of Labor Secretary Leila Staffler told Variety on Wednesday.