Overview:
The Asian Development Bank has approved a $500,000 emergency grant to help the Federated States of Micronesia recover from the devastating impacts of Typhoon Sinlaku. The funding will support urgent humanitarian and recovery efforts in Chuuk and Yap, where thousands of residents were affected by the powerful storm that claimed lives and destroyed homes across the islands.
MANILA, PHILIPPINES (4 June 2026) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide a $500,000 grant to the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) to help expedite recovery from Typhoon Sinlaku, which struck the country during 9–12 April this year.
“ADB extends its deepest condolences to the Federated States of Micronesia for the loss of life, damage, and upheaval caused by Typhoon Sinlaku,” said ADB North Pacific Advisor Aziz Haydarov. “This grant will support the Government of the FSM to respond to the urgent needs of people in Chuuk and Yap states, and we stand ready to provide additional support as needed to help the country rebuild and recover.”
The grant will support emergency and humanitarian efforts and will come from ADB’s Asia Pacific Disaster Response Fund, which provides fast tracked grants to developing member countries for life-saving purposes in the aftermath of major disasters triggered by natural hazards.
Typhoon Sinlaku affected approximately 34,000 people across 42 municipalities in Chuuk and Yap states. The typhoon’s destructive winds, heavy rainfall, and storm surge caused at least nine deaths and destroyed around 7,000 homes.
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