CAMP VICENTE LIM, Philippines–Thousands of passengers were stranded in various ports in the Southern Tagalog regions after trips and port operations were suspended due to Typhoon “Glenda” (international name: Rammasun).
As of early Tuesday, the combined number of stranded passengers at the Batangas City port and the Dalahican port in Quezon has reached 1,496, according to Vicente Tomazar, director of the Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (DRRMC) in Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon.
He also said a total of 129 rolling cargoes and 16 sea vessels were not allowed to sail.
In the Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan (Mimaropa) region, 375 passengers were stranded at the Calapan and Dangay ports in Oriental Mindoro, Abra de Ilog port in Occidental Mindoro, and Poctoy port in Odiongan, Romblon.
Heavy rains were also reported between 2 a.m. to 3 a.m. in the towns of Mogpog, Gasan, Sta. Cruz and Boac in Marinduque and in Ferrol and Looc in Romblon, although there were no reports of flooding yet in these areas, according to the 5 a.m. report from the Mimaropa.
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