page_title: Typhoon Maysak (2015)
section_title: Aftermath
hierarchical_section_title: Typhoon Maysak (2015) / Aftermath
caption_attribution_description: English: In Chuuk, more than 6,500 people have been displaced from their homes because of the damage caused by Typhoon Maysak
context_page_description: Typhoon Maysak, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Chedeng, was the most powerful pre-April tropical cyclone on record in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean. The fourth named storm of the 2015 Pacific typhoon season, Maysak originated as a tropical depression on March 26. The next day, the Japan Meteorological Agency upgraded the depression to a tropical storm and assigned it the name Maysak. According to the JMA, Maysak became the second typhoon of the year on March 28. The typhoon explosively intensified into a Category 5 super typhoon on March 31, passing near the islands of Chuuk and Yap in the Federated States of Micronesia. After maintaining that intensity for 18 hours, Maysak weakened, made landfall over the Philippine island of Luzon as a minimal tropical storm, and dissipated shortly afterwards.
  Maysak affected Yap and Chuuk in the Federated States of Micronesia, as well as the Philippines. The storm was responsible for four deaths in the Federated States of Micronesia alongside 10 injuries. Damage was estimated at $8.5 million. Estimates from the Red Cross suggested that there were 5,000 people in desperate need of food, water and shelter, and needed emergency assistance.
context_section_description: Chuuk Governor Johnson Elimo issued a state of emergency on April 1 and stated that international assistance was necessary. Immediate concerns included the possibility of residents starving with most of the state's crops ruined. Yap Governor Tony Ganngiyan also issued a state of emergency on April 1. On April 9, the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia held a special two-day session at the request of President Manny Mori, which included determination of typhoon relief funds. They allocated $1.5 million toward relief for Chuuk and Yap States on April 11. The president also issued a price freeze to pre-storm levels to prevent price gouging.
  The FSM government estimated that residents on Fais and Ulithi would need food rations for 3–6 months following the typhoon. Debris removal at Chuuk International Airport allowed for flights to the state to resume on April 1. Emergency assistance across the nation was hampered by the remote and small nature of the islands it comprises. In many instances, communities can only be reached by boat. Further complicating issues was the large number of trees uprooted or downed by the storm which blocked numerous roads. Generators had been supplied to Ulithi and Fais by April 6, allowing for water pumps to be activated and supply clean water. Power and water supply was gradually restored, although many remained without power by two weeks after the storm. On April 6, a United States Coast Guard helicopter provided an aerial assessment of the islands affected. Damage assessment was difficult due to the many sparse islands affected across open ocean. Relief supplies stockpiled by the Micronesian Red Cross were distributed in the immediate aftermath of Maysak; however, these supplies were exhausted by April 8. On April 14, the FSM government sent a patrol boat to Chuuk, delivering rice, ramen noodles, and water.
  Due to their Compact of Free Association, United States President Barack Obama declared a state of disaster for the FSM on April 28, which allocated federal assistance for rebuilding. This followed a request by FSM President Mori on the previous day. USAID transported relief goods and $2.1 million worth of aid, including reverse osmosis kits and water distribution tanks. On Ulithi, the USAID delivered 20,000 kg (44,000 lb) worth of food to residents. Throughout the FSM, the agency assisted in repairing buildings, providing housing assistance to residents whose homes were destroyed, as well as plastic sheeting. By May 8, the United States government had provided nearly $2.96 million in assistance, including $620,000 sent to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations for regrowing damaged crops.
  Several countries, agencies, and non-governmental organizations came to the aid of the FSM in the wake of Maysak. On April 13, the Government of Australia provided A$100,000 (US$77,000) and two patrol boats for recovery and relief operations. As an offer of "comfort and support", the Chinese government gave the FSM $500,000 in cash on April 21. The Government of Japan sent water treatment and transportation supplies to the FSM government, while the International Organization for Migration distributed 20 water treatment units to Ulithi. The European Union also sent 47 rainwater storage units, which would aid in helping future water supply.
caption: Damage on Chuuk Atoll
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