'Very Dangerous' Super Typhoon Nears US Pacific Islands
Officials opened five evacuation centers with capacity for 1,900 people as the storm neared Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, the Weather Service said.
- On Sunday, Super Typhoon Bavi neared Guam and the Northern Marianas as The National Weather Service warned the "window to evacuate or seek shelter is closing." Residents moved to emergency centers ahead of the approaching storm.
- Bavi threatens the region with winds of 260 kilometers per hour, equivalent to a category 5 hurricane, and gusts up to 315 kph. The National Weather Service warned of "catastrophic" damage with waves reaching the height of a 10-storey building.
- Federal Emergency Management Agency teams deployed to Guam with 1.2 million meals and 90 generators. Local eatery owner Pinky Cubacub spent $500 on plywood to secure her business, saying "Because I just started, whatever we're making right now is just for rent, utilities, and my people, and supplies."
- Guam opened five evacuation centers in schools with total capacity of 1,900 for vulnerable residents. Call centre employee Arabella Paulino, 48, expressed fear as heavy rain began falling, telling AFP "My girls were saying to me it's scary."
- The region remains vulnerable following Super Typhoon Sinlaku in mid-April, which knocked out power and uprooted trees across the territories. The World Meteorological Organization warned on Friday that El Nino has begun, potentially influencing future Pacific weather patterns.
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Some 210,000 people on Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands are called upon to equip themselves with supplies. Supertaifun "Bavi" moves towards the two U.S. territories. The authorities call out the emergency situation.
American authorities warn of the danger of the super typhoon Bavi, which threatens Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands with extreme winds and flood risks.
The super typhoon Bavi is expected to reach the area early Monday, July 6, with winds of 260 km/h equivalent to a Category 5 hurricane, according to the U.S. Meteorological Service.
The population evacuated to emergency centres (ANSA)
'Very dangerous' super typhoon nears US Pacific islands
Super Typhoon Bavi was forecast to roar westwards over the area from early Monday with winds of 260 kilometers per hour (160 miles per hour) -- equivalent to a category 5 hurricane -- and gusts of up to 315 kph. The National Weather Service called the typhoon "very dangerous", warning of "tropical storm force" winds from Sunday afternoon or evening and "catastrophic" damage near the system's center later. "Significant flooding from torrential ra…
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