Typhoon Lupit (2003)
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Typhoon Lupit, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Yoyoy, destroyed the food supply in several small islands in Yap State in the Federated States of Micronesia in late November 2003. It formed on Nove
Typhoon Lupit near peak intensity on November 26
Typhoon Lupit intensifying near the Caroline Islands on November 25
Fais Island
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Fais Island is a raised coral island in the eastern Caroline Islands in the Pacific Ocean, and forms a legislative district in Yap State in the Federated States of Micronesia. Fais Island is located a
Typhoon Lupit (2003)
…State. There, high waves flooded roads and homes, while high winds damaged crops. Damage was heaviest in Yap State, mostly in the small Ulithi atoll and Fais Island. On both islands, the typhoon contaminated the water supply and wrecked crops. Rainfall reached 263 mm (10.4 in) on Ulithi, and gusts reached 158 km/h…
Fais Island in 2015