A "super typhoon" with the force of a category-five hurricane tore through the US Pacific territories of Northern Marianas and Guam on Monday, with authorities saying they had received reports of "major"…

Guam and Northern Marianas brace for Super Typhoon Bavi as forecasts warn of category-five strength winds, dangerous storm surge and widespread damage.

Residents of Guam and the Northern Marianas boarded up windows and stocked up as a monster weather system upgraded on Saturday to a "super typhoon" -- the equivalent of a…