Brown flood water rushes past one story houses. A person, waist deep in the water, hangs on to a house to keep themself upright.
Black text on yellow screen reads: "On June 8, 2023, heavy rains caused severe flash floods across the Fa'asaleleaga district of the island of Savai'i, Samoa."
A pan across a flooded neighborhood. A pickup truck is almost completely submerged in the flood water.
Black text on yellow screen reads: "As the effects of climate change intensify, the frequency of floods and other extreme weather events int he Pacific is expected to increase." According to the Intergovernental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report.
"Persons who are socially, economically, culturally or otherwise marginalized are especially vulnerable to climate change."
"After the floods in June, the Samoan National Advocacy Organisation of Persons with Disabilities, Nuanua O Le Alofa (NOLA), hosted a series of trainings for persons with disabilities and community representatives on inclusive community disaster response plans across districts of Savai'i impacted by the flooding."
Tapusoa Sarasopa Siliako, a Samoan man who uses a wheelchair, crosses a gravel parking lot.
Tapusoa speaks to camera. He is a NOLA member and a resident of the Fa'aseleleaga #5 District.
A man helps push Tapusoa up a wheelchair ramp and towards the entryway of a conference room.
Tapusoa enters the conference room and shakes hands with a woman sitting at a table in the front.
A pan across a small one story building with a stone ramp entryway. One corner of the building is covered with a blue tarp.
A pan across a large shelter with a cement floor and pillars supporting a roof. Blue tarp hangs from the roof, covering the pillars on one side of the shelter.
A table and chair inside the shelter bear marks of water damage.
A large tree collapsed across a flooded road.
Brown flood water rushes past houses and trees.
A man points out a large crack in the cement floor of a house.
A pan across a yard with scattered mud and debris from the flood.
Photos of flooded roads in Savai'i.
Maatafa Faatino Utumapu, a blind Samoan woman who is the General Manager of NOLA, stands at the front of a conference room, speaking to a group of seated people at the NOLA Inclusive Community Disaster Response Training for Fa'asaleleaga Districts 4 and 5, on August 3, 2023.
Unasa Paeu, a representative to the Fa'asaleleaga District 4 Committee, stands at a table, speaking to attendees of the training.
Unasa stands in front of plants and trees, speaking to camera.
A pan across training attendees sitting at tables, listening to a speaker at the front of the room.
A pan across a group of houses separated from the ocean by a two-lane road.
Three young people sit at a table at the training.
A woman updates the registration list at the training.
Fade to black. Text on screen reads "Copyright 2023 NOLA, all rights reserved."
Made with support from the Disability Justice Project and the Disability Rights Fund.