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More than 1,000 passengers were stranded in different ports in Central Visayas due to tropical storm “Egay.”
According to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), the largest number of stranded passengers in one area was recorded in Tagbilaran Port at 567.
In Cebu’s port, 451 passengers were stranded. Four others were stranded in Dumaguete’s port.
The PCG suspended the trips of at least 34 ships in affected provinces due to bad weather. There are 20 ships in the Port of Cebu, 13 in Tagbilaran and one in Dumaguete.
There are also 13 other motorized boats which were not allowed to travel.
Egay was last seen 280 kilometers east northeast of Baler, Aurora. It is currently packing maximum sustained winds of 85 kph near the center and gusts of up to 100 kph.
It is moving west-northwest at 13 kph.
Photo: MorgueFile
This article has been re-published with permission from ABS-CBNnews.com.
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