Twenty families taken to an evacuation center in Guiuan, Eastern Samar, brought in food for “noche buena,” the traditional midnight repast shared as Christmas Eve ends and Christmas Day begins. Christmas Eve landfallUrsula, the 21st typhoon to hit the Philippines this year, hit land in Salcedo, Eastern Samar, at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday Pagasa said. 3 was raised in the provinces of Samar, Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, Biliran, Leyte extreme northern Cebu, including Camotes Island, and Masbate, including Ticao Island. More than 21,000 people trying to get home for Christmas were stranded at ports as shipping shut down, the Coast Guard reported. The three carriers canceled 52 flights out of the Manila, Cebu and Clark airports for Christmas Day and rescheduled 14.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 24, 2019 20:48 UTC