Typhoon Mawar flips cars, cuts power on Guam as scope of damage emerges in US Pacific territory

[phkrause]

HAGATNA, Guam (AP) — Powerful Typhoon Mawar smashed the U.S. territory of Guam and continued lashing the Pacific island with high winds and heavy rain Thursday, knocking down trees, walls and power lines and creating a powerful storm surge that threatened to wash out low-lying areas.

https://apnews.com/article/super-typhoon-mawar-guam-pacific-fd49b810f85f69d1e86f9ee6b0cc3583?

[phkrause]

As Typhoon Mawar hit, these identical twin meteorologists kept Guam informed

HONOLULU (AP) — As Typhoon Mawar aimed its fury at Guam, residents facing terrifying winds and crashing waves from the strongest typhoon to hit the U.S. Pacific territory in decades had identical twin meteorologists to keep them informed — and to provide the outside world with a glimpse of the chaos unfolding on the remote island.

https://apnews.com/article/guam-typhoon-twin-brother-meteorologists-668d9b5243c72a57c402babd4d48157e?

[phkrause]

Super Typhoon Mawar moves away from Guam towards the Philippines and Taiwan

The storm is expected to hit the northern tip of the Philippines and the southern tip of Taiwan early next week if it continues on its course going northwest

https://www.deseret.com/u-s-world/2023/5/25/23737391/super-typhoon-mawar-moves-towards-philippines-taiwan

Super Typhoon Rai

Typhoon Rai crossed the southern and central Philippines on December 16, 2021, having intensified to category 5 strength just hours before landfall. Locally named Odette, the storm was one of the strongest recorded on Earth this year and the sixth to reach category 5.

https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149228/super-typhoon-rai