Reports of 'major damages' from super typhoon on US island Rota: authorities

Authorities on Rota said Monday they had received reports from residents of "major damages" as Super Typhoon Bavi roared over the US Pacific island.

"We are hanging in there. We are experiencing heavy winds and flooding here at Rota's MOC. Some people already reporting major damages," the Rota mayor's operations center public information officer Lou Rosario said.