. ▁Another ▁r idge ▁trail ▁runs ▁from ▁F ag asa ▁Pass ▁over ▁a ▁length ▁of ▁, ▁goes ▁through ▁a ▁very ▁ste ep ▁s lop es ▁behind ▁the ▁rest ▁f ale ▁( h urr icane ▁shelter ), ▁which ▁is ▁also ▁negoti ated ▁through ▁a ▁st air way ▁and ▁further ▁leads ▁down ▁to ▁the ▁ser ene ▁V atia ▁village ▁on ▁the ▁cor al ▁bay . ▁ ▁Natural ▁dis aster s ▁ ▁H urr ican es ▁or ▁tropical ▁cycl ones ▁have ▁been ▁frequently ▁striking ▁the ▁Sam o an ▁Island ▁for ▁centuries . ▁To ▁monitor ▁and ▁give ▁advance ▁warning ▁of ▁the ▁cycl ones , ▁several ▁Observ ation ▁stations ▁have ▁been ▁established ▁under ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Federal ▁Emer gency ▁Management ▁Agency ▁( FE MA ), ▁in ▁American ▁Sam oa . ▁After ▁the ▁first ▁recorded ▁h urr icane ▁( at ▁least ▁in ▁modern ▁times ) ▁hit ▁the ▁Sam o an ▁islands ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁which ▁was ▁declared ▁a ▁major ▁dis aster , ▁" h urr icane ▁homes " ▁called ▁as ▁" f ale ▁af a " ▁have ▁been ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁islands ▁for ▁people ▁to ▁take ▁shelter ▁during ▁cycl onic ▁storm s . ▁After ▁the ▁h urr icane ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁the ▁islands ▁have ▁witness ed ▁many ▁dis aster s ▁due ▁to ▁heavy ▁ra ins , ▁h urr ican es ▁and ▁dr ought ; ▁due ▁to ▁dr ought ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁due ▁to ▁flo ods , ▁mud sl ides ▁and ▁land