June 7, 2023 — The 40-year-old Guam Fishermen’s Co-op building in Hagåtña was ripped open by Typhoon Mawar like a can of sardines. The smell was even worse.
On a normal day, customers might be perusing the shop for fresh local seafood. On Tuesday, however, the front door of the facility, emblazoned with stickers from fishing charters and supportive local brands, was seen blown off. The sun shone in through a skylight that had been created, ripped into the roof of the shop, courtesy of the typhoon. Water was everywhere.
“I got power, to be honest, but I need to isolate these wires,” said Manny Duenas, president of the Guam Fishermen’s Cooperative Association. “I don’t want somebody to be standing there and – bzzzzt!”