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Super Typhoon Yutu hits Northern Mariana Islands

By Associated Press

Oct. 25, 2018

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Residents of the Northern Mariana Islands face months without electricity or running water after the strongest storm to hit any part of the U.S. this year. Super Typhoon Yutu crossed the U.S. territory Thursday, with 180 mph top sustained winds.
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Damage at Saipan's airport is shown after Super Typhoon Yutu hit the U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Friday, in Garapan, Saipan.
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A damaged plane sits at the airport after Super Typhoon Yutu hit the U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Friday, in Garapan, Saipan.
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An overturned car is shown at the airport after Super Typhoon Yutu hit the U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Friday, in Garapan, Saipan.
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Debris is scattered after Super Typhoon Yutu hit the U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Thursday, in Garapan, Saipan.
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Debris is scattered after Super Typhoon Yutu hit the U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Thursday, in Garapan, Saipan.
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This Friday photo taken by Edwin Propst shows destruction on the island of Saipan, after Super Typhoon Yutu swept through the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands earlier in the week. Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan, the commonwealth's delegate to U.S. Congress, said the territory will need significant help to recover from the storm, which he said injured several people.
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This Friday photo taken by Edwin Propst shows a vehicle that has been flipped over on the island of Saipan, after Super Typhoon Yutu swept through the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands earlier in the week.
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This Thursday photo taken by Edwin Propst shows winds on the island of Saipan after Super Typhoon Yutu swept through the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands earlier in the week.
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This Thursday photo taken by Edwin Propst shows destruction on the island of Saipan, after Super Typhoon Yutu swept through the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands earlier in the week.
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This Thursday photo taken by Edwin Propst shows destruction on the island of Saipan, her home, after Super Typhoon Yutu swept through the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands earlier in the week.
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This Friday photo taken by Amber Lee Alberts shows destruction on the island of Saipan, her home, after Super Typhoon Yutu swept through the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands earlier in the week.
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This Thursday photo taken by Amber Lee Alberts shows destruction on the island of Saipan, her home, after Super Typhoon Yutu swept through the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands earlier in the week.
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This satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows the moment the eye of Super Typhoon Yutu passed directly over Tinian Island, one of three main islands of the U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, producing damaging winds and high surf Wednesday. The National Weather Service in Honolulu says maximum sustained winds of 180 mph were recorded around the eye of the storm, which passed over Tinian island and Saipan early Thursday morning local time.
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This Feb. 6, 2018, satellite image provided by DigitalGlobe shows part of San Jose, a village in Tinian, an island of the Northern Mariana Islands, before Super Typhoon Yutu.
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This Friday satellite image provided by DigitalGlobe shows part of San Jose, a village in Tinian, an island of the Northern Mariana Islands, after Super Typhoon Yutu.
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