Over 6,000 passengers stranded in ports due to Typhoon Tisoy

MANILA, Philippines — More than 6,000 passengers were stranded early morning Tuesday in various ports nationwide following the cancellation of sea travel due to the onslaught of Typhoon Tisoy.

Data from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) show that a total of 6,449 passengers were stranded as of 4 a.m.:

Cebu

Bohol

Batangas

Oriental Mindoro

Romblon

Southern Quezon 

Northern Quezon

Iloilo

Capiz

Antique

Albay

Sorsogon

Camarines Sur

Masbate

Western Leyte

Southern Leyte

San Ricardo Port – 94

Liloan port – 335

Northern Samar

Negros Occidental

Aside from canceling the travel of passengers, the operations of 1,543 rolling cargoes, 125 vessels and 63 motorbancas were likewise suspended due to the weather condition, while 234 vessels and 124 motorbances are currently taking shelter.

The weather bureau on Tuesday issued a warning as sea travel remains risky over the seaboards of areas with Tropical Cyclone Warning Signals, including the seaboards of Northern Luzon, the western seaboard of Palawan, and the northern and eastern seaboards of Mindanao due to rough sea conditions.

On the part of air travel, nearly 500 flights were canceled on Tuesday due to the typhoon.

Edited by JPV
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