Majuro - Post Report Question and Answers

It is very safe here. There are occasional house break-ins in the neighborhood but the residence compound has guards. Most of the violence is domestic violence. There have been a couple of incidents involving violence toward Chinese individuals. Stray (and not so stray) dogs are a real issue and reports of people being bitten are frequent. Dogs are usually free to roam around and most gardens are not fenced. Flooding occurs on a regular basis with high tides and/or high waves. Roads and in some area houses are inundated, displacing the population. Our residence is not always spared. Water availability and quality is a big issue. All islands of the Marshall Islands are 100% dependent on rain water. We do have water catchment for each house, a distiller for purification and a reverse osmosis system at the Chancery for emergency. - Apr 2014