Guam Struggles with Power and Water Outages After Typhoon Mawar

Thousands of people on the island of Guam are still without power, water, and cellphone service more than a week after Typhoon Mawar, the strongest typhoon to hit the US Pacific territory in at least two decades, flooded homes, downed trees, and disrupted basic services. No deaths were reported, but the restoration of basic services to some parts of the island could take several weeks. President Biden declared a major disaster for the territory, allowing residents to apply for individual assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Recovery efforts are ongoing, but some residents criticized the response of the island's government and utilities as slow and inadequate.