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Jolene Toves

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Health

GMHA delivers 16 babies, maintains Patient Care throughout Typhoon Champi

"From bedside care to the essential work behind the scenes, their teamwork, dedication and service kept the hospital running and patients cared for throughout the storm. GMHA extends its heartfelt gratitude to every staff member for this unified response, even while facing concerns for their own homes and loved ones," the hospital said.

By Jolene Toves ·

CARE: Guam Memorial Hospital Authority provides care through Typhoon Champi.

Public Safety

NWS: Direct hit to Guam still possible

"The peak intensity: again, we're anticipating a category 4 super typhoon, 150 miles per hour. That could still change, and it really depends on the rate of intensification over the next 3 to 6 hours. Direct hit: again, this is still a possibility. If it shifts northward, we could still see a direct hit. That would be a worst-case scenario for the islands of Guam," Aydlett said.

By Jolene Toves ·

Satellite imagery of Typhoon Champi

Public Safety

Typhoon Champi Strengthens to Category 2, 100 mph winds

"A direct hit by Champi as a category-3 typhoon would make this the strongest typhoon to strike Guam since Typhoon Mawar in May 2023. Champi is forecast to be a major typhoon at the time of passage, resulting in significant impacts and destruction to the island. If intensification is more rapid than forecast, it is possible that Champi could be a category-4 typhoon at the time of passage near, or over Guam," NWS Guam said.

By Jolene Toves ·

Typhoon Champi is rapidly intensifying and is now a Category 2 typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 100 mph, according to National Weather Service Guam Warning Coordination Meteorologist Landon Aydlett.