Super Typhoon Bavi strikes US Pacific islands with pummeling winds
Source: BBC
Howling winds and lashing rains battered Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands as super typhoon Bavi made landfall on Monday.
Bavi brought wind speeds of 290km/h (180mph) as it moved over the island of Rota, according to the US National Weather Service (NWS).
The NWS warned the "very dangerous" storm could cause "catastrophic" damage, with waves potentially nearly 11m (35ft) high. An official told AFP they had received reports of "major damages" on the Northern Mariana Islands.
Bavi headed west over the Philippine Sea in the early hours of Tuesday morning, and Guam officials announced they would conduct initial damage assessments at first light.
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It's the biggest ever recorded. I hope evacuations have occurred.
https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/jtwc.html