Typhoon Mawar wreaks havoc on Guam with deadly winds and power outages.
TL;DR
Super Typhoon Mawar hit Guam with winds of 140 mph, cutting power to most of the island and causing flash-flooding. The US military sent away ships as a standard precaution, and President Joe Biden approved an emergency declaration. Guam is a US territory in the Pacific Ocean home to about 170,000 Americans, and the Department of Defense controls about a third of the island.
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