3,410 passengers stranded in seaports

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MANILA,Philippines—As of 7 p.m. Friday, a total of 3,410 pasengers have been stranded in various ports in the country due to Typhoon “Yolanda”, the Philippine Coast Guard said Friday.

There are also 171 vessels, eight motor bancas were barred from leaving ports due to rough seas and high waves.

The number of stranded passsengers, vessels and bancas were based on reports from PCG in Central Visayas, southen Tagalog, Westen Visayas, Bicol, Eastern Visayas and South Western Mindanao.

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