President Donald Trump has approved emergency declarations for Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands after Super Typhoon Champi narrowly missed Guam on Sunday, bringing destructive winds and hazardous conditions to the Marianas region.
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US island territory in the western Pacific
Guam remains under its highest typhoon alert as Category 4 Typhoon Champi barrels toward the island, threatening life-threatening winds, coastal flooding, and widespread power outages. The storm is expected to pass just south of or over southern Guam late Saturday evening into Sunday morning, with sustained winds of up to 140mph (about 225km/h).