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Typhoon Soudelor Comes Ashore in Saipan With Devastating Results.

Published on August 3, 2015, 2:10 pm Last Modified on February 14, 2020, 5:26 pm

Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands: Around 11pm on Sunday, August 2nd (Guam time), the eye of Typhoon Soudelor passed over Saipan, located in the Northern Mariana Islands, north of Guam.

The Guam Pacific Daily News reports that the damage has been quite severe, equating it to the devastation left in Guam after the passing of Supertyphoon Pongsona in 2002.

Images of significant damage have been circulating on the internet. Our missionaries, Dave and HelenAnn Bucher, are off island at the present time, and are attempting to obtain updated information from their friends and official contacts.

Credit: Weatherunderground

As of this present time, the typhoon is northwest of Saipan, headed towards the area of Taiwan, with sustained winds of 135 mph, gusts to 160 mph (217 to 255 kph).

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Please continue to pray for those who are recovering from the damage in Saipan, and for those who are in the storm’s path.

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Todd & Connie Lou Aebischer

Todd and Connie Lou Aebischer served as Regional Communications Coordinator - Regional NMI Coordinator respectively for over 4 years. They are now serving in Papua New Guinea under Mission Aviation Fellowship as Country Director / Program Director.