Guam braces for hit from Typhoon Mawar as storm heads toward the Pacific US territory

US territory of Guam in the Pacific smashed by Typhoon Mawar

The powerful typhoon lashes the Pacific island with winds of up to 169 kilometres an hour, bringing heavy rain and tearing down trees, walls and power lines.

The Day After: Guam Assesses Damage After Typhoon Mawar Hits US Pacific Territory

It was the strongest typhoon to hit the island territory of roughly 150,000 people since 2002.

The day after: Guam assesses damage after Typhoon Mawar hits US Pacific territory

HAGATNA, Guam (AP) -- Guam residents and officials emerged from homes and shelters Thursday to survey the damage done to the U.S. Pacific territory after a long night of hunkering down as Typhoon Mawar's howling winds shredded trees, flipped vehicles and knocked out utilities.

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

HAGATNA, Guam (AP) — Powerful Typhoon Mawar smashed the U.S.

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

HAGATNA, Guam (AP) -- Powerful Typhoon Mawar churned slowly over the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam on Thursday, lashing the island with wind and rain, tearing down trees, walls and power lines, flipping cars, and pushing dangerous storm surge ashore as first-responders waited for daylight to see the full extent of the damage. The typhoon, the strongest to hit the U.S. territory of roughly 150,000 people since 2002, briefly made landfall Wednesd…

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

By GRACE GARCES BORDALLO and SARAH BRUMFIELD (Associated Press) HAGATNA, Guam (AP) — Powerful Typhoon Mawar churned slowly over the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam on Thursday, lashing the island with wind and rain, tearing down trees, walls and power lines, flipping cars, and pushing dangerous storm surge ashore as first-responders waited for daylight to see the full extent of the damage. The typhoon, the strongest to hit the U.S. territory of r…