Thousands still stranded in Luzon, Visayas ports

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More than 8,000 passengers are still stranded in ports in Luzon and Visayas due to typhoon Labuyo

STAYING PUT. Stranded passengers wait at the passenger terminal of the Port of Tabaco in Albay, 11 August 2013. Photo by Arcel Cometa

MANILA, Philippines — More than 8,000 passengers are still stranded in ports in Luzon and Visayas due to typhoon Labuyo (Utor).

A total of 8,079 passengers were stranded in ports in Bicol, Eastern Visayas, and Southern Tagalog after sea travel was suspended due to Labuyo, the National Disaster Risk Reduction & Management Council (NDRRMC) said in its 4 am bulletin Monday, August 12.

Bulk of the stranded passengers are in Bicol, the Philippine Coast Guard reported.

Albay and Camarines Norte reported a total of 224 families, of 935 individuals, evacuated as a precaution.

The NDRRMC Red Alert Status, raised Sunday morning, is still in effect. – Rappler.com

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