Tag: Mawar

Super Typhoon “Mawar” further intensifies over Philippine Sea

Is forecast to enter PAR on Friday evening (May 26) or Saturday morning (May 27) (Eagle News) — Super Typhoon “Mawar” has further intensified over the Philippine Sea. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the center of its  eye was so far located 1,840 km east of Southeastern Luzon. It is packing maximum sustained winds of 205 kph near the center and a gustiness of up to 250 kph. “Mawar” is currently […]

US Government stands by for immediate support to Guam in the wake of Super Typhoon Mawar

  HONOLULU (Eagle News) – Experts and other sources have described the latest typhoon to hit Guam as the “strongest storm to hit the territory of over 150,000 people in decades.” According to the territory’s homeland security agency as of 12:00 midnight, May 25, typhoon-force winds from Typhoon Mawar are expected to slowly subside as the center of the storm slowly pulls away from Guam. However, the agency also warned that the residents can still […]

Typhoon Mawar pounds Guam with destructive winds

LOS ANGELES, May 24, 2023 (AFP) – Typhoon Mawar made a slow and brutal pass over the US territory of Guam on Wednesday, knocking out power as ferocious winds smashed windows and storm surges flooded buildings in the worst storm to hit the Pacific military outpost in decades. People on the remote speck of America hunkered down as the eye of the storm passed just north of the island with winds gusting at up to […]