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A person walks through a flooded area near the beach in Tumon Guam, Monday, Oct. 6, 2014. A typhoon whipped the Mariana Islands, including Guam, with high winds and heavy rain. As conditions improved, Guam officials shut down the island's storm center, the airport resumed full operations, and government agencies and many businesses began reopening.

HAGATNA, Guam A typhoon carrying strong winds and heavy rains passed over the Mariana Islands Monday, with the eye of the storm skirting the small island of Rota.

Power outages and minor flooding were reported in some areas, but there was no immediate word of injuries or major damage.

The storm began moving through Guam and the other islands stretched across a swath of the western Pacific before dawn Monday and left the region several hours later.

Tanya King, who was in Sinapalo, one of the population centres on Rota, said via Facebook messenger that there were no reports of any injuries or serious damage on her island.

We reconned all villages, said King, who described herself as a representative to the islands Public School System Board of Education. There is no damage to any homes, the power is back on, the greatest damage was the uprooting of large trees, which is being cleared by the mayors crew.

King, 60, said in an earlier message a few hours after the eye had passed, that she was still without electricity, it remained very windy, and there was minor flooding.

It appeared the eye of Typhoon Vongfong had passed about 5 miles north of Rota, National Weather Service meteorologist Michael Ziobro said. The eye wall, which packs the strongest winds, probably passed over the island, he said.

Rota, which is about 10.5 miles long and 3 miles wide, has about 2,500 residents, according to the last census. Guam Gov. Eddie Calvo asked for prayers for residents there.

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Rains, winds with typhoon hits Mariana Islands