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Snohomish PUD crews help Guam restore power after massive typhoon
EVERETT — When the Guam Power Authority, the island’s electricity provider, reached out this spring for help, the Snohomish County PUD answered the call.
On May 24, Typhoon Mawar — the biggest storm to hit the region in 20 years — slammed into the island nation of 170,000.
Winds surpassing 130 mph pummeled the U.S. territory, knocking out power to nearly all of the power company’s 52,000 customers. Residents lost access to cellphone service and running water.
No one died, but hospitals, dialysis centers and U.S. Naval Base Guam had to rely on generator power, the Military Times reported.
https://www.heraldnet.com/news/snohomish-pud-crews-help-guam-restore-power-after-massive-typhoon/