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Rota Mayor's OfficeSpeaking from Rota during a Wednesday phone interview, Sen. Donald Manglona said Typhoon Bavi delivered some of the island’s worst damage in a decade, knocking out water service and destroying up to half of its power poles. -
Lt. Gov. Dennis MendiolaCNMI Delegate Kimberlyn King‑Hinds issued a late‑Tuesday Instagram message reassuring residents that recovery efforts were already underway, shortly after the Commonwealth lifted its all‑clear following Typhoon Bavi’s direct landfall on Rota.
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Flash flooding and extreme winds hammered Rota early Monday as Super Typhoon Bavi passed overhead, prompting urgent safety warnings and driving hundreds of residents into government shelters. -
Forecasters said passage of the eye would take about two hours, and intense winds would resume in the opposite direction. -
Rota residents are advised to move to interior rooms of shelters and to stay away from windows. -
At 1 a.m. Monday, the system was located at 13.7 north latitude and 146.9 east longitude, about 134 miles east of Andersen Air Force Base. It was packing winds of 180 mph and gusts of 215 mph as it approached the island chain. -
Federal Coordinating Officer Andrew Grant said Saturday that FEMA is mobilizing “in full force” ahead of Bavi, using lessons from Typhoon Sinlaku to accelerate the CNMI’s federal response. -
Forecasters are advising residents to have supplies in a safe place where they can stay from sundown Sunday to sunrise Tuesday. -
With FEMA mobilized under a new emergency declaration, Gov. David Apatang is urging residents to take Super Typhoon Bavi seriously as the powerful system slows and strengthens on a direct path toward the Marianas. -
Guam, Rota, Tinian and Saipan were placed under a typhoon watch at 2 p.m. Friday, meaning typhoon conditions were possible within 48 hours. -
The National Weather Service will issue a typhoon watch for Rota, Tinian and Saipan at 2 p.m. Friday, according to CNMI officials. Guam will be in COR 3 at 3 p.m. -
Joint Typhoon Warning Center says Bavi could be a Category 5 storm with 160 mph winds when it passes between Rota and Tinian on Monday.
