HOUGHTON, MI – Weather disasters rarely hit the Upper Peninsula. Snow falls in abundance, sure, but it’s nothing compared to the devastation many others face due to Mother Nature. Two Peace Corps Master’s International (PCMI) students from Michigan Technological University have lived through 2015’s deadly Cyclone Pam and Typhoon Yolanda in 2013, when those storms struck the countries where they were doing Peace Corps service.
Tim Ward, a Peace Corps Master’s International (PCMI) computer science student serving in Vanuatu, was evacuated to Australia by Peace Corps just before Tropical Cyclone Pam hit in mid-March. Experts are still surveying the damage of a category 5 storm’s direct hit on this island nation, while Ward waits to return to Vanuatu to help in any way he can.
Dave Fenlon also knows firsthand the destruction these kinds of storms can wreak. He’s a PCMI student stationed in Sagay City, Philippines, and during his time there, he’s survived two typhoons and helped the people rebuild.
For the full story, see http://www.mtu.edu/news/stories/2015/march/michigan-techs-peace-corps-students-weather-horrendous-storms.html.
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