Super Typhoon Yutu carved through the U.S. Islands of Saipan and Tinian with 180 MPH winds early Thursday local time, killing at least one person, injuring 133 others and destroying much in its path. 

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The storm was the strongest cyclone to hit the United States in 2018 and the strongest cyclone on record to hit the Northern Mariana Islands. 

At one point, as the storm passed over the islands, Tinian Island, home to around 3,000 people, was completely enveloped by Yutu's massive eye.

(MORE: The Latest News From the Storm's Ground Zero)

With communication and power down across the two islands, the full extent of damage on the islands, even days after the cyclone, remains unknown.

But now, newly released satellite images from DigtialGlobe show just how widespread the destruction is on Saipan and Tinian. Entire neighborhoods with well-constructed buildings have clearly been reduced to rubble. 

Click through the slideshow above to see how Yutu has transformed the two islands.