Typhoon Mawar tears through Guam, leaving most of island without power

Electricity lines and trees downed and ‘what used to be a jungle looks like toothpicks’ as governor declares the worst is over

Much of Guam was without power and running water after a typhoon packing ferocious winds and torrential rains battered the western Pacific island but caused no reported fatalities or serious injuries.

Residents in the US territory were ordered to boil their water until further notice as crews repaired generators damaged by Typhoon Mawar, according to local media and Guam’s water authority.