‘Ulysses’ triggers mass evacuations

Thousands of people were evacuated from their homes in storm-battered parts of the Philippines Wednesday as the third typhoon in as many weeks barreled toward Southern Luzon.

TOO RED An official of the Quezon City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office checks the location of Typhoon Ulysses hours before the typhoon was expected to hit land. PHOTO BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE