‘Nailed roofs, sheltered livestock, stored crops’
BASCO, Batanes: Residents here are gearing up for Super Typhoon “Betty” (international name: “Mawar”) as it entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Saturday morning.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said that although Betty will not make landfall, it is expected to pass closest to the province.
Pagasa said that Betty packed 195 kilometers per hour (kph) winds and gustiness of up to 240 kph when it entered PAR early Saturday. The weather bureau has raised Signal No. 1 in parts of Northern Luzon.
It said that the super typhoon will move slowly in a northwestward direction over the waters east of Batanes by Monday and may become almost stationary before t
