I was saddened to hear that Typhoon Nanmadol, the same typhoon that hit Yap last Tuesday night, killed over 1,000 in the Philippines.

We've recovered from the typhoon and for the first time in three weeks, I 've been almost comfortable in that the weather has been less humid and more breezy.

Joel Bradshaw made the following account available on his web log about super-Typhoon Sudal and its impact on Yap on 8 April 2004.