825 passengers stranded in Bicol ports due to Aghon

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LEGAZPI CITY — At least 825 passengers had been stranded in Bicol ports since Friday evening due to Tropical Depression Aghon, according to the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) in Bicol.

The OCD collected reports from the Philippine Coast Guard when sea travel from the Bicol mainland to the island provinces of Catanduanes and Masbate, and the Visayas were suspended.

Most of the strandees were in Matnog Port in Sorsogon, where 350 passengers await the resumption of travel to Allen town in Samar.

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One hundred and ninety-eight rolling cargos were not permitted to travel throughout the region.

As of 8 a.m. on Saturday, May 25, all provinces in the Bicol region remained under tropical cyclone wind signal no. 1 due to Aghon, which the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration said was spotted over the coastal waters of Calbayog City in Samar.