Sinlaku rips through Northern Mariana Islands as strongest tropical cyclone this year

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More than 1,000 people were in shelters across Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands as Sinlaku moved away

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/13/weather-tracker-super-typhoon-sinlaku-threatens-mariana-islands">Super Typhoon Sinlaku hammered the Northern Mariana Islands, flipping over cars, toppling utility poles and ripping away tin roofs.

Authorities were just beginning to assess the damage left behind by the typhoon, which first hit the islands on Tuesday night local time and continued with a barrage of fierce winds and relentless rains for hours on Wednesday.

So far, there have been no reports of deaths.

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