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China pressed the United States for answers after a man died in an ICE custody facility in Saipan, part of the Northern Mariana Islands. ICE data show the Saipan lockup has averaged about 18 detainees per day this year, and the territory’s corrections commissioner, Anthony Torres, said the department will review procedures and implement corrective actions to strengthen prevention and response.
Super Typhoon Bavi made landfall near Guam, delivering winds over 150 mph to the Northern Mariana Islands and prompting warnings of heavy rain (up to about 20 inches) and tropical-storm conditions through Monday night. Saipan airport logged gusts over 100 mph, power outages persisted, and residents were urged to shelter in interior rooms and stay away from windows as the storm moved west toward the Philippines.
Super Typhoon Bavi made landfall on Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, delivering sustained winds near 180 mph and gusts up to 350 km/h, prompting evacuations, shelter openings, and warnings of catastrophic damage and towering waves as authorities warn conditions will deteriorate rapidly.
Typhoon Bavi rapidly intensified into 2026’s third Category 5 storm, reaching about 160 mph and threatening the U.S. Northern Mariana Islands (Tinian and Saipan) with catastrophic winds; JTWC forecast a peak near 175 mph before an eyewall replacement cycle may weaken it, with landfall near the Marianas possible this weekend. After passing the islands, Bavi is expected to move west-northwest toward Taiwan or China by July 10–11. The event occurs in a warming-El Niño–driven regime that has seen more Cat 4–5 tropical cyclones globally.
Typhoon Bavi is rapidly intensifying east of Guam and is forecast to become a Category 4–5 super typhoon this weekend, bringing damaging winds, torrential rainfall (up to 4–5 inches per hour), and dangerous surf to Guam and the U.S. Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan, Tinian, Rota) as early as Sunday; watches could be issued by Friday and preparations urged by Sunday morning, with the core staying near but south of Saipan. This would mark another major Pacific storm affecting the islands after Sinlaku earlier in 2026.
The search for five missing crew members from the vessel Mariana was suspended after the ship overturned near Saipan during Super Typhoon Sinlaku. Coast Guard aircraft had earlier located the overturned vessel about 40 miles northeast of Pagan in the Northern Mariana Islands, with debris such as a partially submerged life raft found as the storm battered the region.
The U.S.-flagged cargo ship Mariana overturned during Typhoon Sinlaku near the Northern Mariana Islands, and after more than 100 hours of searching, the Coast Guard suspended the hunt for five missing crew members; one body has been recovered, and debris including a life raft was found near Pagan.
A super typhoon named Sinlaku battered the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam with ferocious winds and heavy rain, shredding roofs, flipping cars and triggering widespread flooding and power outages; relief workers sheltered more than 1,000 residents, and authorities warned of lengthy outages as assessments continued.
A super typhoon named Sinlaku is bearing down on the Northern Mariana Islands, including Saipan, and Guam, bringing destructive winds, heavy rain and flooding, forcing residents into shelters and raising fears of long power outages as emergency declarations are issued and FEMA mobilizes aid.
A super typhoon named Sinlaku is barreling toward Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, bringing sustained winds near 173 mph and heavy rain that could cause flooding and long-lasting power outages. It is expected to pass near Saipan, Tinian and Rota as a Category 4–5 storm, prompting emergency declarations and FEMA-coordinated relief efforts, with roughly 50,000 residents on the islands and about 170,000 on Guam advised to prepare or shelter in place.
Super Typhoon Sinlaku, a Category 5-equivalent storm with maximum sustained winds around 170 mph, is about 190 miles east of Guam and threatening the Northern Mariana Islands with devastating winds as it tracks north. The storm is the last of a rare set of triplet cyclones formed this month, a pattern potentially linked to a developing super El Niño; Sinlaku is expected to weaken somewhat but remain dangerous near Rota, Tinian and Saipan.
A dangerous Pacific super typhoon, Sinlaku, is bearing down on the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam with sustained winds near 173 mph, expected to make landfall as a Category 4 or 5 storm, triggering warnings and emergency declarations.
Typhoon Mawar is expected to make landfall on Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands on Wednesday local time, bringing sustained winds of 120 mph, gusting to 140 mph, a storm surge of four to six feet, torrential rains of eight to 15 inches, and dangerous high surf of 15-25 feet. Mawar has favorable conditions for intensification and is predicted to intensify to a category 3 typhoon with 120 mph winds by the time it reaches Guam, with continued intensification to a category 4 storm with 145 mph winds by Friday. Tropical Storm Risk predicts an above-average typhoon season.