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Contributed by YokweOnline on May 24, 2011 - 08:51 PM

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Marshall Islander communities in Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas are ask to be on the alert as the region is under a 'high risk' of severe weather. Severe thunderstorm warnings remain in effect throughout the evening and overnight, with the National Weather Service issuing tornado warnings for Washington, Benton, LeFlore, Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes Counties.  Legal Aid of Arkansas, which works with the Marshallese community, released the tornado preparedness information, in the Marshallese language.

Multiple super cells will form and produce violent tornadoes with hail potentially the size of a baseball to softball, followed by a large squall line with intense thunderstorms, lighting, and heavy rainfall.  There is also the concern of flash flooding. Residents should take precaution:

Tornado preparedness in Marshallese: Kebooj bamle eo am.

Elanne kwoj jokwe ilo Arkansas, lale bwe mweo imom en cover ilo tornado insurance.

Bojak nan tornado ko mokta jen an nana lan im katak kilen makitkit elanne enaaj walok tornado bwe kwonjab jaje ta kwoj kommane ellane enaaj walok tornado.

Bed ijo ettãtata ilo imweo imom im binej iuk make  mokta jen an walok tornado. Basement ej ijo emantata, ako ne ejelok ekwe ijoko ejelok wunto ie ako hallway ko.

Binej boram jen men ko renaaj eõkãke. Kojerbal bed ko ako men ko im rejjab kometak.

Bed etolok jen wunto ko im kulaaj ko.

Bok juon wrench(kein jaljal) im lukkun lale bwe kwon jela kilen kune gas eo.

Kebooj joun pook in supply ko einwot battery, radio nan ronjake weather, candle, light ko, blankets, aipoj

Bed wot loan em ko! Elanne kwoj ettor ilo wa ko, park e wa eo ilo torerein ial eo im etal jen wa eo (ne komaron, kwon tulok loan juon bedkat) kwojab maron ko jen tornado.

T.V. ko im radio ko nan ronjake im lale news ko emantata nan lale ta ko rej walok.

Tips:


Jab kotar am ron ainikien siren ko im kwojkab kebojak. Elon ieen, siren ko rej rumij aeer jan.

Elanne kwoj jokwe ilo mobile em ko, etal jen moko im bukot juon jikin eo enaaj emman ako safe.

Emantat kiloki im binej aolep wunto ko ilo mweo imom.

Elon shelter ko ako imoko komaron etal nani.

-  Yokwe Online, May 24, 2011

 
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