The highest point on the island is Mount Lamlam in the south-west at 406 metres.īut much of the beachfront tourist district of Tamuning, where many resorts are located, is close to sea level. Mawar, a Malaysian word that means "rose", could threaten Taiwan next week.Īhead of the storm, Guam governor Lou Leon Guerrero ordered those living in coastal, low-lying and flood-prone areas to evacuate to higher ground. 2 days ago &0183 &32 M awar is the strongest typhoon to pass so close to Guam since Super Typhoon Pongsonas center passed just east of Guam with 150 mph winds in December 2002. Guam lies west of the International Date Line and is ahead of the U.S. Wednesday, which is Wednesday morning in the continental United States. "It was on land for about 30 to 35 minutes before it moved back off shore," Mr Doll said.īy early Thursday, Mawar was centred 121 kilometres north-west of the island and 137 kilometres west of Rota, Guam's neighbour to the north, moving west-north-west at 13 kilometres per hour. The storm's center hit Guam around 9 p.m. The weather service said the storm made landfall at around 9pm on Wednesday in Guam, which is about 6,115 kilometres west of Hawaii and 1,575 kilometres east of the Manila, the capital of the Philippines. The Nimitz, along with the USS Bunker Hill, a cruiser, and the USS Wayne E Meyer, a destroyer, were south of Japan and expected to arrive in Guam in three or four days, said a US official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss ship movements not yet made public. 2 days ago &0183 &32 Super Typhoon Mawar hit Guam as a Category 4 storm Wednesday, bringing hurricane-force winds and heavy rain and marking the strongest storm to hit the U.S. the eye of the storm was near latitude 11. The US navy has ordered the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier strike group to head to the island to assist in the recovery effort. With sustained winds of 150 mph, Super Typhoon Mawar continued to blast toward Guam Tuesday evening, according to the National Weather Service. The governor of Guam urged residents to continue staying home for their protection and safety a day after the strongest storm to impact the US territory in decades slammed into the island.
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Strong winds and heavy rain knocked down trees, walls and power lines in Guam. Pacific News Center (PNC NEWS) produces a daily live, news broadcast.
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