By Gabriela Baron
A dead whale was found washed up on a beach in Santa Ana, Cagayan, during the onslaught of Typhoon “Betty” in the town.
The whale was already in the decomposition stage.
PANOORIN: Isang patay na balyena ang naaanod sa dalampasigan ng Sta. Ana, Cagayan sa kasagsagan ng Bagyong #BettyPH.
Nasa decomposition stage na ang balyena. | via Kenneth Paciente pic.twitter.com/fIo0dOUm0J
— PTVph (@PTVph) May 29, 2023
As of 3:00 p.m. Monday, May 29, the center of the eye of Typhoon “Betty” was estimated at 425 kilometers (km) east of Calayan, Cagayan with a maximum sustained winds of 155 km per hour (km/h) near the center and gustiness of up to 190 km/h.
Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 2 is still hoisted over the northeastern portion of Cagayan, including the Babuyan Islands.
Meanwhile, the rest of mainland Cagayan and other parts of northern Luzon are placed under TCWS No. 1. With reports from Kenneth Paciente – cf
