Over 1,000 stranded in Central Visayas ports due to ‘Caloy’

By: Nestor Corrales - 11 years ago

MANILA, Philippines— More than 1, 000 passengers were stranded Saturday in Central Visyas due to tropical depression “Caloy,” the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said.

Thirty-three vessels and one motor banca was stranded in the ports of Visayas, it said.

The PCG said its units had been placed on heightened alert “to respond to any emergency situation.”

The Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC), meanwhile said, four flights of Cebu Pacific had been cancelled.

The cancelled flights included:

5J-781: Manila to Ozamiz
5J-782: Ozamiz to Manila
5J-397: Manila to Cagayan de Oro
5J-398: Cagayan de Oro to Manila

Early Saturday, tropical depression “Caloy” made its landfall over Tandag City, Surigao del Sur while 11 provinces are still hoisted under Signal Number 1 , the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Atronomical Services Administration.