The Saipan Mayor\u2019s Office collected about 691 cubic yards of debris brought about the onslaught of Typhoon Mangkhut.<\/p>\n
According to Saipan Mayor\u2019s Office director of field operations Joann Aquino, they collected 691 cubic yards of green debris as of Monday afternoon.<\/p>\n
Green debris pertains to leaves, branches, and other agricultural waste. To put into perspective, there is one cubic yard in one full load of the mayor\u2019s office\u2019s dump truck.<\/p>\n
Aquino noted that the collection of green debris was initiated even before Mangkhut left the CNMI. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe utilized all our trailers, our claw truck, our backhoe, and our dump truck to [collect] the debris,\u201d she said, adding that the office continues to work on debris removal.<\/p>\n
Saipan Mayor David M. Apatang told Saipan Tribune that there are several other areas on Saipan that still needs\\ help cleaning up.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are still going around the other villages. We have been to Koblerville, Kagman I, II, and III, San Vicente, Dandan, and more and we are still working on the northern part of the island,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Kagman area especially is a huge village\u2014it consists of Kagman I, II, and III. We are not even done there,\u201d said Aquino, adding that there was only one crew assigned to the village. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe have been to Koblerville, San Jose, San Antonio. We are still going around Saipan because there are residents who call for the mayor\u2019s office to pick up green debris,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n
According to Apatang, his office would continue its recovery efforts until a notice from the Governor\u2019s Office reaches his desk.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is an ongoing recovery process [and we would not stop] until we receive a letter from the governor to stop,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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