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The U.S. territory is home to more than 170,000 residents in the western Pacific Ocean. Guam was walloped by a power typhoon in late May and the recovery is slow going as power and water are restored.
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Amid heightened military tension between the U.S. and China, the assistant secretary of the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Global Public Affairs, Bill Russo, stopped in Honolulu en route to Fiji and New Zealand. The Conversation's Catherine Cruz spoke to Russo about his diplomatic trip.
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Nearly two weeks after Typhoon Mawar tore through Guam, parts of the island were still without power, water and internet. Many residents were frustrated by the government’s slow response to the crisis. HPR’s Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.
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Philippine officials are evacuating thousands of villagers, shutting schools and offices and imposing a no-sail ban as Typhoon Mawar approaches the country’s northern provinces.
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Government officials on Guam have just started to assess the damage from Super Typhoon Mawar. Federal Emergency Management Agency spokesperson Robert Barker spoke with The Conversation from Guam.
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Residents of Guam are cleaning up after Typhoon Mawar tore through the remote U.S. Pacific territory and ripped roofs off homes, flipped vehicles and shredded trees. For some, the roar of the mechanical saws was a reminder of the resilience of the storm-prone island and its people.
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The scope of the damage was difficult to ascertain early on, with power and internet failures making communication with the far-flung island difficult. Diane Peters-Nguyen, the CEO of the American Red Cross Pacific Islands Region, said over a dozen Red Cross disaster workers are already on Guam and have weathered the storm.
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Holed up in her hotel room, Lauren Swaddell could hear the wind howl as the typhoon approached. "The coconut trees are flying everywhere," she said.
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Guam still faces dangerous winds and flash floods as the powerful storm moves away from the island. Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero spoke to Morning Edition about damage so far and federal help on the way.
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Guam is being buffeted by rains and winds from Typhoon Mawar, the strongest storm to approach the U.S. Pacific territory in decades. Residents have stockpiled supplies, battened down windows and abandoned wood and tin homes for emergency shelters.