BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) — Powerful winds and heavy rain from Super Typhoon Sinlaku tore across remote U.S. islands in the western Pacific Ocean, ripping apart homes, shredding tin roofs, and leaving widespread damage as residents took cover from flying debris.
Many people remained without power as flooding, downed trees, and power lines made roads impassible. Authorities were still working to determine the full extent of the damage.
Sinlaku pounded the Northern Mariana Islands for hours before daybreak Wednesday, slowing just to inflict more damage across the islands of Tinian and Saipan, home to nearly 50,000 people…