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Ashley Westerman

Guam is still recovering from Typhoon Mawar, but residents are taking it in stride

Andy Villagomez clears what remains of a large tree that overshadowed his front yard before falling to Typhoon Mawar, Thursday, May 25, 2023, in Mongmong-Toto-Maite, Guam. (Grace Garces Bordallo/AP)

HAGATNA, Guam — Thousands of residents on Guam still don't have water or electricity two weeks after powerful Typhoon Mawar hit the U.S. territory — the strongest storm to blow across the island in more than two decades.

With sustained winds of 140 mph, the storm churned over Guam for hours the night of Wednesday, May 24th, stripping the leaves off trees, wrecking beaches, damaging buildings and cutting the electricity and access to water for most of Guam's 170,500 residents.

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