Süper Tayfun Bavi Rota Adası’nı Vurdu, Felaket Boyutunda Hasar

Tropical Storm Douglas

NASA EONET (Earth Observatory Natural Event Tracker) verilerine göre "Tropical Storm Douglas" olayı şiddetli fırtına kategorisinde izleniyor. Son konum (enlem, boylam): 19.10, -128.00. Küratör kaynak(lar): https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/ep0426.tcw. Veri kaynağı: NASA EONET (kamu malı). Konum ve zaman bilgileri görselleştirme amaçlı yaklaşık değerlerdir.

Typhoon Bavi

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Super Typhoon Bavi closes in on US Pacific territories

• Storm packs sustained winds of 269km per hour, gusts up to 324km per hour SAIPAN: People in the US territories of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands readied themselves on Saturday as the second super typhoon since April drew closer, bringing the equivalent of Category 5 hurricane winds. Super Typhoon Bavi was moving westward with sustained winds of 269 kilometres per hour and gusts of 324km per hour, the Joint Typhoon Warning Centre said in an update at 7pm local time. The eye of the storm was expected to pass Monday very close to the small island of Rota between Guam and Saipan, the main island of the Northern Marianas, with winds set to strengthen to 278km per hour. “My girls were saying to me it’s scary, but it will be okay. My house is concrete, so the worst that can happen is a window could blow in,” Arabella Paulino, 48, said on a Guam beach as the sky darkened. “Typhoon Sinkalu in April wasn’t as bad as Mawar in 2023. That brought my whole house down,” Derma Soaladaob, 51, said. “I stay up north, but I’m going to a hotel. I have a concrete house but with the noise and the wind, it’s scary.” Guam was set to go into Condition of Readiness 2 — meaning a typhoon was expected within 24 hours — starting at 10pm. Emergency shelters were due to open Sunday at 7am, the governor’s office said. Residents were told to bring enough food and water to last seven days for each family member to the shelters, as well as medicines and bedding. Pets were not allowed. Any plans for celebrating the United States’ 250th anniversary on Saturday, also Liberation Day for Saipan, were quickly overtaken by storm preparations. Both territories declared a state of emergency. Many of the islands’ roughly 200,000 inhabitants queued at gas stations and thronged hardware stores to buy plywood to board up windows while stocking up on essentials. Jeff Garcia, 48, who lives in Kagman Village in the Northern Marianas, said safety was the top priority, adding that they had weathered super typhoons before. “We bought basic needs like wat­er, candles, batteries, and canned goods,” Garcia said. “As a communi­­ty, our greatest defence is our unity, our preparation and our discipline.” The Northern Marianas archipelago and nearby Guam are home to around 210,000 people. Major battles were fought in the area during World War II. Super Typhoon Sinlaku, which hit in mid-April, knocked out power for tens of thousands of people, uprooted trees, overturned cars and ripped metal roofs off buildings. A cargo ship, the MV Mariana, suffered engine failure and overturned. One crew member’s body was recovered; five others were missing and presumed dead. The American Red Cross warned that some locals were still in temporary shelters, even as it deployed disaster teams ahead of Bavi’s arrival. Em Marilla, 42, of Saipan, said the thought of going through it all again without electricity and water was sad. “Furthermore, the application process for assistance takes far too long, and having to keep spending out of pocket for our daily needs is truly draining,” Marilla said. Published in Dawn, July 5th, 2026

'Catastrophic' Super Typhoon Bavi set to hit US Pacific islands

UNITED STATES: People in Guam and the Northern Marianas moved to emergency evacuation centers and made last-minute preparations on Sunday, hours before a “super typhoon” was projected to bulldoze through the US Pacific territories.

Super Typhoon Bavi threatens Guam with catastrophic winds and flooding

The storm system is expected to reach landfall on Monday morning.

‘Very dangerous’ Super Typhoon barrels towards US Pacific islands with 280 kmph winds

Super Typhoon Bavi, a storm of Category 5 hurricane strength, is bearing down on Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, triggering emergency evacuations. Destructive winds up to 280 km/h and torrential rain are already lashing the US Pacific territories. Authorities warn of catastrophic damage, with many structures potentially becoming uninhabitable for weeks. Residents are urged to seek shelter as the powerful typhoon approaches.

Super typhoon Bavi nears Pacific islands with huge wind gusts

The storm is forecast to hit the region at about 08:00 (22:00 GMT), bringing "catastrophic" damage, according to forecasts.

‘Catastrophic’ Super Typhoon Bavi hits US island of Rota

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA — A “super typhoon” with equivalent force to a category-5 hurricane made landfall on the US island of Rota in the Pacific on Monday, the National Weather Service said, warning of “catastrophic damage and (a) life threatening situation.” “The western eyewall of Super Typhoon Bavi is currently moving over the island

'Major' damage as super typhoon hits US islands

A “super typhoon” with the force of a category-five hurricane tore through the US Pacific territories of Northern Marianas and Guam on Monday, with authorities saying they had received reports of “major” damage on the small island of Rota. The National Weather Service (NWS) said that the “entirety” of Rota was in the eye of Super Typhoon Bavi, with winds of up to 180 miles per hour before moving “ever so slowly away” westwards. High waves crash against the coastline at a beach as the forecasted Super Typhoon Bavi approaches in Guam on July 5, 2026. —AFP But the group of islands — several thousand kilometres (miles) west of the mainland US — was by midday still being buffeted by fierce winds and driving rain that left residents holed up indoors. When the storm first hit early on Monday, the NWS urged Rota’s roughly 1,500 residents on X to “treat these imminent extreme winds as if a tornado were approaching and move immediately to an interior room or shelter NOW!” Local authorities on Rota — the southernmost part of the Northern Marianas, less than 80 km north of Guam — said they had received reports of “major damage”, but with communications difficult, the extent was unclear. “We are hanging in there. We are experiencing heavy winds and flooding here … Some people are already reporting major damages,” the Rota Municipal Operations Center’s public information officer Lou Rosario said. Rosario added that some cellphone services were down because of a fallen tower. Previously, the NWS had warned that a direct hit on Rota would make most of the island “uninhabitable for weeks, perhaps longer” with nearly all trees snapped and power outages for “weeks to possibly months”. The island of Tinian, northern parts of Guam and the southern tip of Saipan experienced winds equivalent to a category-one hurricane, NWS meteorologist Marcus Landon Aydlett told a briefing on Facebook Live. “Super Typhoon Bavi is leaving the area,” he said. “Gradually, conditions are going to be improving.” The Northern Marianas and the nearby separate US territory of Guam are collectively home to around 210,000 people. Authorities on Guam had said the island could see eight to 12 inches of precipitation, resulting in potential flash flooding. The NWS said that winds of 50-80 mph and gusts of 100 mph were expected to last through late afternoon. “Residents should remain sheltered in place. NWS continues to describe this as an extremely dangerous and life-threatening situation,” it said. Edwin Santa Theresa, a 56-year-old health clinic worker on Tinian, said that residents were “prepared” for the storm. A hotel staff member removes water that leaked into a building during heavy rain brought by Super Typhoon Bavi in Guam on July 6, 2026. —AFP “I think our main problem will be fuel because the supply is limited,” he told AFP. “Our power was only restored to my house four days ago (from a previous typhoon in April), but now it’s out again. I just hope that after this typhoon passes, electricity will be restored quickly.” Rowell Mariano, 61, in Saipan, the main island of the Northern Marianas, also said that the April storm was worse for him. “(Super Typhoon) Sinlaku was stronger because the center of the storm passed directly over Saipan,” he said. “During Sinlaku, our house was flooded because of the strong winds and heavy rain, and our ceiling was damaged. Sinlaku was really traumatic for us.” In 2023, another massive storm, Mawar, the biggest in decades, did huge damage in the area. ‘It hurts’ Several hundred people were holed up at the Guam Plaza Hotel as the windows shook violently and rain leaked into rooms and stairwells. Around 70 percent of people staying in the hotel — which in April spent $800,000 on a backup generator — were locals who had moved in while the storm passed. “Our hotel is locally owned so we cater to our local customers and we are going to make sure they have a shelter here,” general manager Sudipta Basu, 59, told AFP. Already on Sunday afternoon, the roads of Guam and the Northern Marianas were practically deserted except for police cars and surfers driving back from enjoying the huge waves. Almost all stores were closed, many of them with their windows boarded up. Pinky Cubacub, 55, said she bought $500 worth of plywood at a lumber store for her eatery on Guam. “I cannot afford to lose so many days. It hurts,” she told AFP. El Niño The world’s oceans experienced their hottest June on record and could set fresh highs in the months ahead, the European Union’s Copernicus Marine Service said on Wednesday. Warmer oceans help tropical storms to intensify and add more moisture, which can fall as heavy rain. The World Meteorological Organisation warned on Friday that El Niño, which typically occurs every two to seven years and lasts nine to 12 months, has already begun in the tropical Pacific and is likely to be strong. The natural climate phenomenon warms surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean, bringing worldwide changes in winds, pressure and rainfall patterns. “Our big concern for this being an El Niño year is that it’s going to be a lot busier than we’ve seen in the last five or six years,” said Aydlett of the NWS.

'Catastrophic' Super Typhoon Bavi hits US island of Rota

UNITED STATES - A "super typhoon" with equivalent force to a category-5 hurricane made landfall on the US island of Rota in the Pacific on Monday, the National Weather Service said, warning of "catastrophic damage and (a) life threatening situation".

China's Nanning on top alert as Typhoon Maysak triggers catastrophic flooding

China’s Nanning on top alert as Typhoon Maysak triggers catastrophic flooding

So far, one breach has been reported at a medium-sized reservoir in Nanning’s Hengzhou.