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SANTA RITA, Guam—As part of a continued commitment to enhancing maritime governance and promoting regional sovereignty, representatives of the United States and the Republic of Palau signed an expanded bilateral
Coast Guard delivers emergency supplies to typhoon-hit Pacific islands
Typhoon Surigae knocked out power, water on island nation of Palau in western Pacific
0 4 3 minutes read Coast Guard Cutter Myrtle Hazard crew delivers emergency supplies April 24, 2021, to the island of Kayangel, Palau, following Typhoon Surigae. (Photo: U.S. Coast Guard)
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Myrtle Hazard delivered emergency supplies Saturday to the small island nation of Palau in the western Pacific, in response to a national emergency declared by President Surangel Whipps Jr. after Typhoon Surigae devastated the region last week.
The bulk of the supplies, which included water and food, went to the people on the island of Kayangel.