SAIPAN – The Commonwealth Office of Transit Authority moved 1,012 passengers under its Super Typhoon Sinlaku emergency transportation activation between April 10 and May 18, the agency reported Monday.
Medical transports made up the largest share at 617 trips, followed by 286 shelter residents moved during the storm’s pre-landfall and recovery windows. The activation also logged 52 airport transports, 39 classified as other, and 18 military transports.
The figures cover the 39-day window from the agency’s initial activation on April 10, ahead of Sinlaku’s arrival in the Marianas, through Monday morning at 6 a.m.
COTA operates under the CNMI Office of the Governor and coordinates emergency transportation with the Commonwealth Healthcare Corp., the Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, the Department of Public Safety and the American Red Cross during declared emergencies.
