‘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:Israeli Student’s Use of Auschwitz Artifacts in an Art Exhibit Prompts a FurorQatar Criticizes ‘Face-Saving’ Move by Arab Antagonists in Gulf CrisisIn Poland, an Assault on the Courts Provokes OutrageThe Breakdown: Why Bill Gates Visited a Queensland Cattle StationAs U.S. Attention Wanes in Southeast Asia, China Woos MyanmarFrance’s Top General Resigns in Dispute Over Military Spending