Super Typhoon Bavi makes landfall on US Pacific islands
- Local authorities on Rota, part of the Northern Mariana Islands, say they have received reports of ‘major damages’.
- A “super typhoon” has made landfall on United States territorial islands in the western Pacific near Guam, with authorities saying they have received reports of significant damage as powerful winds and torrential rain hit the Northern Mariana Islands.
- The eye of Super Typhoon Bavi passed over the island of Rota on Monday morning local time, bringing winds of more than 150mph (241km/h), equivalent to a category-five hurricane, according to the US National Weather Service (NWS).
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- Local authorities on Rota, part of the Northern Mariana Islands, say they have received reports of ‘major damages’.
- A “super typhoon” has made landfall on United States territorial islands in the western Pacific near Guam, with authorities saying they have received reports of significant damage as powerful winds and torrential rain hit the Northern Mariana Islands.
- The eye of Super Typhoon Bavi passed over the island of Rota on Monday morning local time, bringing winds of more than 150mph (241km/h), equivalent to a category-five hurricane, according to the US National Weather Service (NWS).
Sources: Al Jazeera