Typhoon Mawar hits Guam causing blackout for most of islandSuper Typhoon Mawar has battered the US territory of Guam, bringing damaging winds and rain and knocking out power for most of the island.
The eye of the category four storm passed over the northern part of Guam on Wednesday evening, bringing 145mph (230km/h) winds.
It is one of the strongest typhoons to hit the US territory in years.
"It is going to be scary," a meteorologist with the National Weather Service (NWS) in Guam said.
"There is no electricity," the forecaster told a news briefing.
As of Wednesday afternoon local time, only 1,000 out of 52,000 customers on the island had power, Guam Power Authority said.
The utility said it would work to restore electricity as soon as winds decreased to safe levels.
There have been no reports of injuries or deaths so far. But the storm, which was heading north-west at 8mph, could bring a life-threatening storm surge and as much as 20in (50cm) of rain to the island of 170,000 people.
The NWS says Mawar could continue to strengthen before dying down on Thursday. .............
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