Courtesy of Vanessa Blas
Saipan on Thursday.
The Northern Mariana Islands are just beginning to pick up the pieces after Super Typhoon Yutu made a direct hit on the islands early Thursday morning as a Category 5 storm with sustained winds of 180 mph.
The typhoon not only brought down trees and power lines, but according to some witness accounts also caused concrete buildings to collapse.
The islands, which are a US commonwealth, now face a months-long recovery effort.
Here's what the islands looked like after the storm had passed through: