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A typhoon – with the strength of a Category 5 hurricane, the highest on the scale – has moved in over the island of Rota in the Pacific Ocean. The US National Weather Service NWS warns of “catastrophic damage and (a) life-threatening situation”.
Strong winds and lashing rain had already hit Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands – which together have around 210,000 inhabitants. Rota has around 1,500 inhabitants.
Typhoon Bavi has had wind gusts of up to 97 meters per second.
