The super typhoon Yutu causes at least the death of a person in the Northern Mariana Islands

It is a 44-year-old woman who has taken refuge in an abandoned building where she passed away the property sank during the storm, which struck Thursday morning (local time) the archipelago of 14 islands with winds of up to 180 miles an hour, according to a message posted on Facebook by the governor's office.

The inhabitants of the Northern Mariana Islands, located in the Pacific between Hawaii and the Philippines, were preparing this Friday for spend months without electricity or drinking water.

Emergency management officials warned residents to stay home because fallen electric poles obstructed the roads and the winds were always very strong.

The territory will need a lot of help to recover from the damage caused by the storm, said Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan, delegate of the territory before the Congress.

On Thursday, wounded and people were waiting for medical treatment at a hospital in Saipan, the largest and most populous island in the country.

"There is a lot of destruction and damage"said Sablan de Saipan, quoted by the AP. "It's like we have a war."

The local Guam newspaper announced that President Donald Trump had declared the Mariana Islands a disaster area.

The island's emergency management agency sent resources to clear our roads and rescuers can help residents who have lost their homes and reach those who need to be moved to receive medical care or transportation to the nearest shelter, "he said. Spokeswoman Nadine Deleón Guerrero in a statement.