{"id":214290,"date":"2015-11-11T06:06:43","date_gmt":"2015-11-10T20:06:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=214290"},"modified":"2015-11-11T06:06:43","modified_gmt":"2015-11-10T20:06:43","slug":"debris-cleanup-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/debris-cleanup-continues\/","title":{"rendered":"Debris cleanup continues"},"content":{"rendered":"

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CNMI CARE continues to assist villages with their debris cleanup on weekends, in partnership with different volunteers. (Frauleine S. Villanueva-Dizon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nWork continues for many volunteer organizations that respond to the many needs of the community 100 days after Typhoon Soudelor hit Saipan.<\/p>\n

Among them is the CNMI Commonwealth Advocates for Recovery Efforts, the umbrella organization tasked to focus on the long-term recovery of the island, which is now training its sights on debris cleanup.<\/p>\n

Last Saturday, CARE volunteers helped clean up Dandan of remaining debris.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re removing the wood and the tin because those are the things that are very dangerous in case we have another typhoon,\u201d team lead volunteer Ike Deleon Guerrero said.<\/p>\n

Each team sorts the debris by type: wood, tin, and trash.<\/p>\n

Guerrero said there are many reasons why some residents are still unable to clean up their properties themselves.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe main challenge is they don\u2019t have the transportation or either they\u2019re living alone or they are elderly. They might be disabled or have health issues,\u201d Guerrero said.<\/p>\n

According to resident Balbina Rogolifoi, whose house was destroyed and her belongings scattered everywhere, CARE\u2019s assistance has been a big help.<\/p>\n

\u201cI like what they are doing. It\u2019s really helpful,\u201d Rogolifoi said.<\/p>\n

High school sophomore Jakiir Barcinas Hossain Mallick, also one of the team leaders for the volunteers, has been volunteering for three months since United4Saipan initiated their work and then for CARE.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt just makes me happy to help people,\u201d Mallick said.<\/p>\n

For CARE executive director Jenny Hegland, who started her volunteer work through U4S since the day after Typhoon Soudelor, she is motivated to reach out to those in need.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just have a lot of empathy for people. When I see people suffering, I am very motivated to act,\u201d Hegland said.<\/p>\n

She said the coming together of the community has had a positive effect on everyone.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen people are part of something meaningful that\u2019s bigger than themselves, it just does something to people and I just love being a part of that,\u201d Hegland said.<\/p>\n

Nov. 10 marks the 100th day since Typhoon Soudelor hit Saipan and Tinian on Aug. 2, 2015.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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