‘Catastrophic’ Typhoon Yutu Slams Into U.S. Commonwealth in the Pacific The storm was the equivalent of a Category 5 hurricane when it destroyed homes in the Northern Mariana Islands, which are northeast of Guam in the western Pacific Ocean. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Trump Says South Korea Is Paying $500 Million More for U.S. Troops. The Deal Says Otherwise.National Strike Grips Belgium, Canceling Flights and Shutting BreweriesMaria Ressa, Philippine Journalist Critical of Rodrigo Duterte, Is ArrestedFormer Air Force Intelligence Agent Charged With Spying for IranBombing Kills 20 Revolutionary Guards in Iran, Government SaysEl Chapo Is Behind Bars, but Drugs Still Flow From Mexico