Electricity lines and trees downed and ‘what used to be a jungle looks like toothpicks’ as governor declares the worst is over
was without power and running water after a typhoon packing ferocious winds and torrential rains battered the western Pacific island but caused no reported fatalities or serious injuries.
Crews were working to restore electricity, giving priority to critical infrastructure such as hospitals and wastewater facilities and then to homes and businesses, the Guam power authority said.At last count on Wednesday afternoon, all but 1,000 of the island’s 52,000 homes and businesses were without power, the power company said.
Survey and work crews were assessing damage at military installations, which were limited to essential personnel only, according to the military’s Joint Region Marianas.
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