Officials in the nation requested assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency of the United States, and on March 20, 1998, the area was declared a disaster area; the declaration allowed for the usage of emergency funds. On December 17, 1997, President Bill Clinton declared Guam a federal disaster area, making it eligible for federal assistance. One week later, a disaster declaration was ordered for the Northern Mariana Islands. Ultimately, FEMA received 14,770 Individual Assistance Applications from residents on Guam. In turn, FEMA provided the residents with over $27 million in assistance (1997 USD, $39 million 2015 USD). The entire island of Guam was left without power after Paka. Water and sewage systems on Guam were directly affected minimally by the typhoon. With the usage of power generators, most areas of the island had water pumping capabilities within a few days after the typhoon. The Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport was partially reopened to daytime flights a day after the typhoon, and by a week after the passage of Paka the airport was fully re-opened. Retirement Due to the severe damage from the typhoon, the Central Pacific Hurricane Center requested the retirement of the name in April 2006; the name Paka was replaced with Pama. See also 1997–98 El Niño event List of off-season Pacific hurricanes Typhoon Gay (1992) Typhoon Keith References External links JMA General Information of Typhoon Paka (9728) from Digital Typhoon JMA Best Track Data (Graphics) of Typhoon Paka (9728) JMA Best Track Data (Text) 05C.PAKA from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Super Typhoon Paka's Surface Winds Over Guam Damage images of Typhoon Paka on Guam Retired Pacific hurricanes 1997 Pacific hurricane season 1997 Pacific typhoon season Eastern Pacific tropical storms Typhoons in Guam Typhoons in the Northern Mariana Islands Typhoons 1997 disasters in the Philippines Typhoons in the Philippines Typhoons in the Federated States of Micronesia Typhoons in the Marshall Islands Off-season Eastern Pacific tropical cyclones November 1997 events December 1997 events