About 140 passengers stranded in Bicol ports due to Nika

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LEGAZPI CITY — At least 143 passengers were stranded in various ports in the Bicol region on Sunday, November 10, after sea travel were suspended due to the threat of Severe Tropical Storm “Nika” (international name: Toraji).

As of 12 noon, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Bicol reported that 107 passengers were stranded in Tabaco City port in Albay, 27 in Pasacao port in Camarines Sur and nine in Virac port in Catanduanes.

The 18 rolling cargoes and two vessels were also stranded in these ports.

Sea travel was suspended in the provinces due to the strong winds brought by “Nika.”

In the 11 a.m. bulletin, Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Nika was last spotted some 500 kilometers east of Infanta, Quezon.

It is moving westward at 30 kilometers per hour (kph), packing with maximum sustained winds of 100 kph and gustiness of up to 125 kph.

Pagasa hoisted the Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 2 in the northern and central portions of Aurora (Dilasag, Casiguran, Dinalungan, Dipaculao, Maria Aurora, Baler), Isabela, Quirino, the southern portion of Cagayan (Solana, Iguig, Peñablanca, Tuguegarao City, Enrile), Nueva Vizcaya, Kalinga, Mountain Province and Ifugao.

TCWS No. 2 was also raised in the rest of Cagayan including Babuyan Islands, Apayao, Abra, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, the eastern and central portions of Pangasinan (San Nicolas, Tayug, Natividad, San Quintin, Umingan, Basista, Villasis, Malasiqui, San Fabian, Urbiztondo, Bautista, Mangaldan, Mapandan, Rosales, Dagupan City, Binalonan, Aguilar, Alcala, San Manuel, Asingan, Santo Tomas, Pozorrubio, Santa Maria, City of Urdaneta, Laoac, Mangatarem, San Carlos City, Manaoag, Binmaley, San Jacinto, Bayambang, Calasiao, Santa Barbara, Balungao, Sison, Lingayen, Bugallon, Labrador), La Union, Benguet, the rest of Aurora, Tarlac, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Bulacan, the northern portion of Metro Manila (City of Navotas, City of Valenzuela, City of Malabon, Caloocan City, City of Marikina, City of Pasig, Quezon City), Rizal, the northeastern portion of Laguna (Santa Maria, Mabitac, Pakil, Pangil, Famy, Siniloan, Paete, Kalayaan, Cavinti, Lumban, Luisiana), the eastern portion of Quezon (Calauag, Guinayangan, Tagkawayan, Pitogo, San Andres, Buenavista, San Francisco, Pagbilao, Infanta, Lopez, Catanauan, Mulanay, Unisan, General Luna, Plaridel, Quezon, Alabat, Sampaloc, Padre Burgos, Macalelon, Mauban, Perez, Agdangan, Gumaca, Atimonan, Real, San Narciso, General Nakar, Lucban, City of Tayabas, Lucena City) including Pollilo Islands, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, and Albay (Malinao, Tiwi, Bacacay, City of Tabaco, Malilipot and Rapu-Rapu).