LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu – At the very least 400 people have been left stranded on the Angasil Port in Brgy. Mactan in Lapu-Lapu Metropolis on Sunday, September 15, following the suspension of sea travels to Olango Island.
Their travels was placed on maintain till climate circumstances improved later within the day or at round 5 p.m.
And whereas they have been on the Angasil Port, the town authorities, by way of the Metropolis Catastrophe Danger Discount and Administration Workplace (CDRMMO), supplied the stranded passengers with ready-to-eat meals.
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Porridge have been distributed to not less than 200 passengers who arrived on the port on Sunday morning whereas packed meals got to 336 people who remained within the space till noontime.
“Gipa kaon ganinang udto, gi-atiman ang moabot ngadto sa 400 ka mga lumulopyo sa Isla sa Olango sa mga tinugyanan sa Lapu-Lapu Metropolis Rescue human approach gipalarga sa Phils. Coast Guard nga bangka ug quick craft tungod sa dagkong bawud dala sa habagat,” Nagiel Bañacia, the CDRMMO head, mentioned in a Fb put up.
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CDRRMO’s Water and Search Rescue (WASAR) group additionally monitored the passengers’ well being by checking on their blood strain and fatigue ranges, particularly the senior residents.
Gale warning
Earlier, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Service Administration (Pagasa) in Mactan, issued a gale warning as a result of Habagat.
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Among the many areas that have been affected by the gale warning have been the seaboards in Visayas, together with the western seaboards of Negros Occidental, Aklan, Vintage, Capiz, Ilo-ilo, Negros Oriental, Guimaras, Siquijor, Cebu, Bohol, Southern Leyte and Leyte.
The gale warning additionally affected the western seaboard of Southern Luzon and the western-eastern seaboard of Mindanao.
“Kining gale warning direct naman ning naka-disseminate ng PCG nationwide, so naa napod silay foundation for [the] cancelation [of sea travels],” mentioned Jhomer Eclarino of Pagasa-Mactan.
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