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• Storm packs sustained winds of 269km per hour, gusts up to 324km per hour

• Emergency shelters open as residents stock seven days of supplies; Guam, Northern Marianas under state of emergency

• Communities secure homes, evacuate ahead of landfall

SAIPAN: People in the US territories of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands readied themselves on Saturday as the second super typhoon since April drew closer, bringing the equivalent of Category 5 hurricane winds.