‘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:Syria, Gorsuch, United Airlines: Your Monday Evening BriefingChina’s Death Penalty Is Still Veiled in Secrecy, Amnesty SaysIran Joins Russia in Denouncing U.S. Strike on Syria, but Stops ThereAsia and Australia Edition: Syria, Egypt, Korean Peninsula: Your Morning BriefingSuspect a Spy Is Lurking? In Beijing, Speak Up and CollectTillerson Says U.S. Will Punish ‘Crimes Against the Innocents’ Anywhere