TINIAN Mayor Edwin P. Aldan said he was happy to see that the island’s residents were well-prepared for Typhoon Mawar.
He said only one individual sought refuge in a designated shelter because he lives in a tin house.
“The people were not disorderly. I think they have learned lessons from Super Typhoon Yutu in 2018,” the mayor said, adding that since the weekend, everybody was preparing for Mawar by storing enough water and food in their homes and readying emergency supplies.
The mayor said he and his staff continuously communicated with CNMI Homeland Security and Emergency Management on Saipan, and the governor’s office.
No structural damage had been reported so far on Tinian, Aldan said.
The mayor at the same time said he would like to thank the members of the island’s emergency task force comprised of the staff from the Tinian Mayor’s Office, the Department of Public Safety, the Department of Fire and Emergency Medical Services, the Tinian Health Center and the Public School System “for doing such a good job in helping the people get themselves prepared for the typhoon.”
Lot Bunao, a restaurant manager on Tinian, said since the weekend, people on the island had been preparing for the typhoon by securing their homes, among their precautionary measures.
She said the three hardware stores on island ran out of plywood.
As of Wednesday, she said except for the rough waters and fallen coconuts, she did not see any structural damage on the island, but most of the businesses were closed.
Sen. Karl King-Nabors who chairs the Tinian and Aguiguan Legislative Delegation, said everybody on Tinian “were doing all right.” Despite the strong wind, there was no flooding, he added. “Water supplies and power are good, so overall it looked like everybody was safe,” he said.
Edwin Aldan
