Typhoon blows over cars and rips away roofs on US islands in Pacific

Super Typhoon Sinlaku brought high winds to the island of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands (Glen Hunter via AP)

The super typhoon in the Pacific Ocean that hammered the Northern Mariana Islands flipped over cars, toppled utility poles and ripped away tin roofs.

Authorities are beginning to assess the damage left behind by Super Typhoon Sinlaku, which first hit the islands on Tuesday night local time and continued with a barrage of fierce winds and relentless rains for hours on Wednesday.