'Betty' forces evacuation, Signal No. 1 up in NLuzon

by Claire Bernadette Mondares - Franco Jose C. Baroña - Catherine S. Valente

May 28, 2023 12:50 am

(UPDATE) A PRE-EMPTIVE evacuation of residents in areas on the path of Super Typhoon 'Betty' (international name: 'Mawar') began on Saturday, the government said, as a slightly weaker but faster and still destructive storm entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) earlier in the day.

In its 5 p.m. forecast, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Signal No. 1 has been raised in most provinces in Northern Luzon.

PASS IT ON This undated handout photo, received from the Tactical Operations Group-Philippine Air force (TOG 2- PAF) on Saturday, May 27, 2023, shows police and Coast Guard personnel unloading relief supplies from a C-130 transport plane at Basco Airport, Batanes, north of Manila, before Super Typhoon ‘Betty’ (international name: ‘Mawar’) grazes past the province. PHOTO HANDOUT FROM TOG 2-PAF VIA AFP

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