Coast Guard crews scramble to assess ports and waterways in Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands after Super Typhoon Bavi, with commercial traffic on lockdown as officials check for navigation hazards and debris.

People in the Northern Mariana Islands – remote U.S. territories in the Pacific Ocean – are preparing for Super Typhoon Bavi, which experts say could bring winds of over 180 miles…

Storm packs sustained winds of 269km per hour, gusts up to 324km per hour; emergency shelters open as residents stock seven days of supplies.