The Nation - News from Oct. 19, 1987
Typhoon Lynn knocked out power on Guam and swept across the Northern Marianas Islands in the western Pacific with winds over 100 m.p.h., forcing evacuations and causing some damage. No injuries were reported on Guam or the islands of Rota, Tinian and Saipan, according to Civil Defense officials. “We have some reports of roofs blowing off, but we can’t get out to check it out right now,” said James Reyes, director of the Civil Defense’s Emergency Operations Center on Saipan.
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