US Pacific islands prepare for Super Typhoon Bavi

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Residents of Guam and the Northern Marianas are evacuating as Super Typhoon Bavi, with winds up to 260 km/h, approaches the US Pacific territories. Emergency centers have been activated to prepare for the equivalent of a category 5 hurricane, prompting urgent local responses.

People in Guam and the Northern Marianas moved to emergency evacuation centres and made last-minute preparations on Sunday, hours before a “super typhoon” was projected to bulldoze through the US Pacific territories. Super Typhoon Bavi was forecast to roar westwards over the area at around 10.00am (0000 GMT) on Monday with winds of 260 kilometres (160 miles) per hour – equivalent to a category 5 hurricane – and gusts of up to 315kph. The National Weather Service (NWS) called the typhoon “very...