Service· Hao· French Polynesia: Tuamotus, Marquesas, Gambier & Australs
Hao Cyclone Shelter (Abri de survie)
18° 6.5′ S · 140° 54.4′ W · approximate
Otepa's rehabilitated concrete survival shelter, built to protect the population in a cyclone or storm surge. It also houses a health post.
Practical
Commune profile (2019): a rehabilitated shelter of 890 m² with a health post installed, rated for 1,077 people, on communal land; the public drinking-water network serves the mairie and the shelter. If a cyclone threatens (season Nov-Apr), ask the mairie or gendarmerie about access for crews; Hao's lagoon has no hurricane hole, and the old basin floods in a strong westerly. Position approximate: placed near the mairie in Otepa, since the profile ties the shelter to the mairie water supply; confirm locally.
Best for
Storm refuge ashore
Season
Cyclone season Nov-Apr