storm damage
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — “We need to help our people with what they need,” declared Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga during a weather update briefing of first responders and cabinet members on Wednesday, saying that this is a priority after damaging winds and heavy rain from a lingering monsoon trough...
La’u pau i luga o le ala tele i Amaluia i le taeao ananafi, ae galulue nisi o le malo e ave ese ma fa’aleleia le alatele. [ata: foa’i]
Ofu, MANU'A — American Samoa's MV Manu'atele inter-island ferry remains in Ofu after suffering damage during stormy conditions during the weekend.
The vessel had left Tutuila midweek to deliver fuel but was unable to go to Ta'u because of bad weather so it docked at Ofu.
The chief engineer Jimmy...

![This screen shot during the Department of Public Works assessment update of damages caused by damaging winds due to a monsoon trough early this week, shows photos of areas damaged around Tutuila. The DPW presentation was made Wednesday. [photo: FS] Screenshot from damage assessment](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/assessment_scrren_shotimg_4162.jpg?itok=2FmTPLsC)

![The damaged MV Manu'atele remains near the dock in Ofu. [photo: Manu'atele Community] MV Manu'atele near the dock in Ofu](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/manuatele_damaged_in_ofuweb.jpg?itok=qnOR27oG)