Northern Luzon evacuations continue even as Betty weakens

Although there was still no reported flooding in Gonzaga as of Monday, the municipal disaster risk reduction and management office began evacuation in that town, amid strong winds and occasional rains.

The provincial boards of Cagayan and Isabela had earlier imposed a liquor ban in their respective areas starting Sunday.Typhoon signalsThe Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration hoisted Signal No. 2 over parts of mainland Cagayan, the eastern part of Babuyan Islands , and the islands of Batanes province.

In Batangas province in southern Luzon, sea travel among small vessels was suspended due to rough sea conditions, according to the Philippine Coast Guard . Also suspended, in the Bicol region, were sea trips as well as classes in public and private schools.But Esperanza Cayanan, the officer in charge of Pagasa, said Betty was “no longer [a] supertyphoon anymore, but of typhoon intensity and we see that it will continue to weaken.”

As of the state weather bureau’s bulletin Sunday afternoon, Betty packed maximum sustained winds of 165 kph, well below the supertyphoon level of 185 kph and above — the storm’s previous category early on Saturday when it entered PAR. At any rate, she said residents in the western sections of the Visayas, Mimaropa region, and central and southern Luzon, including Metro Manila, should expect rains until Wednesday, although this would “not be too heavy.”Meanwhile, more than 27,000 disaster response personnel from the police nationwide have been assembled to assist in possible preemptive evacuation, and rescue and relief operations in areas threatened by the typhoon, Philippine National Police chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr.

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