More than a month after Typhoon Sinlaku struck the Western Pacific, residents of the Northern Mariana Islands and nearby areas continue to face widespread power outages and housing damage.
The storm made landfall on April 14 in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands after rapidly intensifying by 75 mph in 24 hours. It reached peak winds of 185 mph, becoming the strongest storm on Earth this year. The death toll across Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia has reached 17, the highest in the region since 2002.
