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Super Typhoon Yutu slams into Northern Marianas

2018-10-26 3 Dailymotion

A Super typhoon has wreaked havoc on the Northern Mariana Islands, destroying hundreds of homes. <br />For more on this and other news around the world we turn to our Ro Aram…<br />Aram…what's the latest?<br /><br />Well Mark… Super Typhoon Yutu was bringing sustained winds of at least 265 kilometers per hour when it passed directly over the islands of Saipan and Tinian on Wednesday. <br />The islands became an American territory after World War II, and are home to some 50,000 people.<br />It has left communities in ruins with residents likening the aftermath to a warzone. <br />Officials say it was one of the worst storms they have ever seen.<br />Vehicles were overturned, power lines were ripped out and storm surges of two meters were recorded.<br />Residents are being urged to stay indoors as hundreds of rescuers try clear up the rubble and look for survivors. <br />Saipan's main airport has also been left in ruins, leaving travelers, including some one thousand Korean tourists, stranded. <br />There are reports of one fatality - a woman in her 40s who died in a building that collapsed as the storm hit.<br />Dozens of others are said to have been injured, but officials are yet to issue an official figure. <br />Yutu will continue to barrel towards southeastern Asia this weekend and eventually head to the open waters of the Philippine Sea. <br />

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