Office of Civil Defense-Bicol regional office (PNA file photo) LEGAZPI CITY - A total of 1,125 passengers have been stranded and close to 700 trucks, cars, trailers were marooned on Wednesday along Maharlika Highway in the towns of Matnog and Pilar in Sorsogon province, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) in Bicol said. Gremil Alexis Naz, OCD-Bicol spokesperson, said in an interview the vehicles and people were stranded due to the order issued to local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Councils to implement the "no sailing policy" to brace for the possible onslaught of Severe Tropical Storm Odette. An OCD report said there were 397 trucks, 71 cars, 12 trailers, and a passenger bus among the long queue of vehicles that were parked along the highway leading to the Matnog Port. In Pilar town, some 177 trucks and 12 cars occupied the highway in Barangay Putiao. More than a thousand passengers were also stranded after police authorities prevented the rolling cargoes from enteri
Office of Civil Defense-Bicol regional office (PNA file photo) LEGAZPI CITY - A total of 1,125 passengers have been stranded and close to 700 trucks, cars, trailers were marooned on Wednesday along Maharlika Highway in the towns of Matnog and Pilar in Sorsogon province, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) in Bicol said. Gremil Alexis Naz, OCD-Bicol spokesperson, said in an interview the vehicles and people were stranded due to the order issued to local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Councils to implement the "no sailing policy" to brace for the possible onslaught of Severe Tropical Storm Odette. An OCD report said there were 397 trucks, 71 cars, 12 trailers, and a passenger bus among the long queue of vehicles that were parked along the highway leading to the Matnog Port. In Pilar town, some 177 trucks and 12 cars occupied the highway in Barangay Putiao. More than a thousand passengers were also stranded after police authorities prevented the rolling cargoes from enteri
Thousands evacuated, stranded due to Bising
Updated Apr 18, 2021 9:46:00 PM
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endIndex: The Philippine Coast Guard says at least 2,301 passengers, drivers, and cargo helpers have been stranded in different ports nationwide as of Sunday morning.
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 18) Thousands of families living in high-risk areas were forced to pre-emptively evacuate due to Typhoon Bising (international name: Surigae), which has also left many passengers stranded in ports nationwide.
In the Bicol region alone, at least 15,852 families or 57,793 residents have been evacuated, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council s tally as of Sunday evening.
The bulk of the total are from Albay which listed 9,833 temporarily displaced families, while 835 are from Camarines Sur, 5,109 from Catanduanes, and 75 from Sorsogon.