PhotosTyphoon Mawar Leaves Trail of Destruction in Guam: Flipped Vehicles and Utility Outages Reported
Typhoon Mawar Leaves Trail of Destruction in Guam: Flipped Vehicles and Utility Outages Reported
After enduring a long night of relentless winds and pounding rain, residents and officials in Guam emerged to witness the aftermath of Typhoon Mawar. The destructive storm left a trail of devastation, with downed tree branches littering neighborhoods, flipped vehicles, and widespread utility outages, as the U.S. Pacific territory begins the process of assessing and recovering from the damage.
Updated: 25 May 2023 11:48 am
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| Photo: Scottie Catherine McCorsley via AP
In this photo provided by Scottie Catherine McCorsley, downed tree branches litter a neighbor in Tamuning, Guam after Typhoon Mawar passed over the island. 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.
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| Photo: Scottie Catherine McCorsley via AP
In this photo provided by Scottie Catherine McCorsley, the Guam sign lays fallen in front of the A.B. Won Pat International Airport, in Tamuning, Guam after Typhoon Mawar passed over the island. 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.
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This photo provided by Alexander Ken M. Aflague shows toppled branches from a breadfruit tree and breadfruit scattered on the ground in Yona, Guam after the passage of Typhoon Mawar. Guam residents and officials emerged from homes and shelters Thursday to survey the damage done to the U.S. Pacific territory after Typhoon Mawar's howling winds shredded trees, flipped vehicles and knocked out utilities.
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| Photo: Alexander Ken M. Aflague via AP
This photo provided by Alexander Ken M. Aflague shows flooding in Yona, Guam after the passage of Typhoon Mawar. Guam residents and officials emerged from homes and shelters Thursday to survey the damage done to the U.S. Pacific territory after Typhoon Mawar's howling winds shredded trees, flipped vehicles and knocked out utilities.
Trees stand stripped of leaves following Typhoon Mawar outside Hagatna, Guam. The Category 4 typhoon pummeled the U.S. Pacific territory with howling winds, torrential rain and a life-threatening storm surge as residents hunkered down on the island.
Trees lay on their sides following Typhoon Mawar outside Hagatna, Guam. The Category 4 typhoon pummeled the U.S. Pacific territory with howling winds, torrential rain and a life-threatening storm surge as residents hunkered down on the island.
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| Photo: Chief Warrant Officer Manny Pangalinan/U.S. Coast Guard via AP
In this photo provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, Hagatna Bay in Hagatna, Guam after Typhoon Mawar passed over the island. The powerful typhoon smashed the U.S. territory of Guam and continued lashing the Pacific island with high winds and heavy rain Thursday, knocking down trees, walls and power lines and creating a powerful storm surge that threatened to wash out low-lying areas.
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| Photo: Chief Warrant Officer Adam Brown/U.S. Coast Guard via AP
In this photo provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, downed tree branches litter a neighborhood in Yona, Guam after Typhoon Mawar passed over the island. The powerful typhoon smashed the U.S. territory of Guam and continued lashing the Pacific island with high winds and heavy rain Thursday, knocking down trees, walls and power lines and creating a powerful storm surge that threatened to wash out low-lying areas.
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| Photo: Chief Warrant Officer Adam Brown/U.S. Coast Guard via AP
In this photo provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, downed tree branches litter a neighborhood in Yona, Guam after Typhoon Mawar passed over the island. The powerful typhoon smashed the U.S. territory of Guam and continued lashing the Pacific island with high winds and heavy rain Thursday, knocking down trees, walls and power lines and creating a powerful storm surge that threatened to wash out low-lying areas.
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| Photo: Chief Warrant Officer Adam Brown/U.S. Coast Guard via AP
In this photo provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, downed tree branches litter a neighborhood in Yona, Guam after Typhoon Mawar passed over the island. The powerful typhoon smashed the U.S. territory of Guam and continued lashing the Pacific island with high winds and heavy rain Thursday, knocking down trees, walls and power lines and creating a powerful storm surge that threatened to wash out low-lying areas.