The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Saturday about 11,000 passengers were stranded in various seaports nationwide as the slow-moving tropical storm “Urduja” continued to batter Visayas with heavy rains. In its advisory issued on Saturday morning, the PCG said that at least 11,101 passengers were stranded in ports in Eastern, Southern and Western Visayas, Bicol region and Southern Tagalog. Urduja was last tracked at 75 kilometers north-northeast of Borongan City, Eastern Samar, according to the 10:00 a.m. bulletin of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa). The tropical storm was last recorded slowly moving west at 15 kilometers per hour and was expected to make landfall in the areas of Northern Samar and Eastern Samar on Saturday afternoon. /jpvRELATED STORYLOOK: ‘Urduja’ pummels Tacloban CityProvincial council declares Northern Samar in state of calamity

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 16, 2017 04:41 UTC