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May 25, 2023

After Battering Guam, Typhoon Mawar Heads Toward Philippines as Category 5 Storm
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Typhoon Mawar is headed toward the Philippines and Taiwan after lashing
the island of Guam. The powerful storm, which has been upgraded to a
supertyphoon, downed trees, tore roofs off of houses and knocked out
power across much of the U.S. territory Wednesday, but no fatalities
have been reported. Some areas received up to two feet of rain. A
meteorologist in Guam said of the post-typhoon scene, "what used to be a
jungle looks like toothpicks."


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