Super Typhoon Yutu slams into Northern Marianas
  • 5 years ago
A Super typhoon has wreaked havoc on the Northern Mariana Islands, destroying hundreds of homes.
For more on this and other news around the world we turn to our Ro Aram…
Aram…what's the latest?

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.
The U.S. territories are home to some 50,000 people and the storm has left communities in ruins.
The region is accustomed to typhoons but residents said this was the worst they had ever seen.
Vehicles were overturned, power lines were ripped out and storm surges of two meters were recorded.
Hundreds of rescuers are trying to clear up the rubble and look for survivors, but their efforts are being hampered by bad weather.
Saipan's main airport has also been heavily damaged, leaving travelers, including some one thousand Korean tourists, stranded.
There are reports of one fatality - a woman in her 40s who died in a building that collapsed as the storm hit.
Dozens of others are said to have been injured.
Yutu will continue to barrel towards southeastern Asia this weekend and eventually head to the open waters of the Philippine Sea.
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