Over 1,600 passengers stranded in Bicol and Eastern Visayas ports due to weather disturbances

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The Philippine Coast Guard reported that 1,606 people are stranded in ports across the Bicol region and Eastern Visayas due to two weather disturbances. In Bicol, 992 individuals are stuck at eight ports, along with 320 rolling cargoes and five vessels. In Eastern Visayas, 614 people, including passengers and drivers, are stranded at three ports, with 167 rolling cargoes and five vessels also unable to travel. These disruptions are linked to Typhoon Pepito, which is moving closer to the Philippines. Typhoon Pepito, with maximum winds of 130 kilometers per hour, is expected to intensify into a super typhoon before making landfall. It is currently located 630 kilometers east of Guiuan, Eastern Samar.


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