The eye of the Category 5 super typhoon passed over the tiny island of Rota Monday morning local time, bringing winds of more than 241 km/h, also hitting the nearby islands of Guam, Tinian and Saipan.

Fifteen people were killed in landslides in the Philippines, and thousands in Taiwan were evacuated from their homes as the biggest typhoon in decades neared the region Friday.

Bavi, a massive cyclone approaching the Mariana Islands east of the Philippines, was forecast to strike Rota early Monday morning local time.

People in the Northern Mariana Islands — remote U.S. territories in the Pacific Ocean — are dealing with the aftermath of intense winds and severe flooding from Super Typhoon Bavi.

Super Typhoon Bavi has struck the US Pacific island of Rota, unleashing destructive winds and heavy rainfall on Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.

MANILA, Philippines – Super Typhoon Bavi still has a low chance of making landfall in the country as it nears the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR), the state weather bureau said on Tuesday afternoon.

Authorities have warned that mountainous areas north of Taipei could receive up to one metre of rainfall. Around 29,000 troops have been placed on standby.

Co-may, the eighth typhoon of this year, made landfall for the second time in East China's Shanghai municipality on Wednesday afternoon after it made landfall in Zhejiang province in early Wednesday morning,