‘Will Be Remembered For Decades’: Super Typhoon Pummels Guam

An extremely powerful typhoon has pummeled the U.S. territory of Guam, forcing residents to take shelter in what is believed to be the strongest tropical cyclone to hit the island in decades. Winds from Typhoon Mawar reached a staggering 140 mph with gusts up to 165mph, the equivalent of a Category 4 hurricane, CNN reported. The eye of the storm passed over the northern part of the tiny island early Wednesday evening local time. The high winds and driving rains impacted nearly all of Guam Power Authority’s (GPA) circuits with...