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Misa Funaki
Forecaster, RSMC Nadi
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Content 1. Summary of Tropical Cyclone
Evan
2. Damages/Losses
3. Communication Challenges
4. Developments
5. Recommendations/Conclusion
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1. Summary of TC Evan
* Duration: 7 Days
* Max Intensity: 100 kts - Obs: 70kts * Rapid Intensification - 35kts – 65kts(30 hours) * Rainfall obs:
- 529mm(6hrs): Monasavu
- 156.8mm(1hr): Vaigano
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2. Damages
Damages in the Millions
- Equivalent to 28% of goods &
services produced in Samoa in
2011.
- Equivalent to 2.6% of Fiji’s GDP
Fatalities:
- 4 drowned(Flooding)
- 9 lost at sea
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3. Communication Challenge
3.1Mode of communication SWB are relayed through;-
- Radio(Live)
- TV(Flash message)
- Internet
1. Reliability of Internet services.
- Hand delivery of SWB to radio station in Samoa
during TC.
- Should anything happen to the driver.. SWB?
- Not 100% coverage
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2 Power Supply(GRID)
- 97% in Samoa
- 90% in Fiji
- The rest are in the outer
islands who rely on
generator(4hrs/day)
Can call the office from a village
phone
What next?
“ Just wait, listen, watch
the skies and the movement of
the birds”
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3.2 Language
English is the second language
- Demography: 92.6% Samoan
- 94.5% (2 main races in Fiji)
Samoa: SMS translate SWB to English
Fiji: Translation is done by the radio station
announcers/interpreter
1. Jargons - Difficult or impossible to translate.
- While translating, at times the importance is lost.
- rough/very rough ...... Phenomenal Seas
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2. SWB are too lengthy
- Mouthful to translate and broadcast
- Name all the islands
3.3 Warning to action “ I took for granted that people would know what to
do, as cyclone season is every year”
- Mayor, Falefa, Anoamaa Sasae(rural)
“ I knew to do this because I had survived so many cyclones”
- Male, Namara Village, Wayasewa, Yasawa Lailai.
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3.5 Changing Focus “ There are awareness programs for tsunami but not
cyclone and other disaster”
- Woman rep, Siumu, Faipule (rural)
Very valid statement
2013 – Awareness on Tropical Cyclone&Flooding
2014 – Awareness of El-Nino/Drought
3.6 Operation Challenge
- Lack of NWP in the area of Flooding & storm surge
- Telemetry station along major river... Monitoring
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Better mode of dissemination;-
1. SMS
2. Dedicated 2 way VHF radio( April,2014)
3. New format SWB... 1 page
4. Aid of JICA, educational cartoon for awareness
5. Social Media 1. Facebook & Twitter
5. Request 1. Development of NWP that could look into storm
surge & Floodings
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“ With us, when we face challenges, it brings us together” - Male, Namara Village, Wayasewa Is, Yasawa Group