The destructive Typhoon Tisoy (international name: Kammuri) wreaked havoc across the Bicol Region, leaving roads and highways impassable.
Due to uprooted trees and fallen electrical posts, roads towards Manila are currently not accessible.
Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Regional Director Claudio Yucot said based on initial reports from the different Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Offices (PDRRMO) in the region, massive clearing operations in Camarines Sur, Albay and Camarines Norte are being conducted.
“For Albay, in District 1 all national roads and bridges are passable as of 4 a.m. and still waiting for updates, while for Albay District 2 and 3, ongoing clearing operations along Daang Maharlika Daraga-Legazpi are being conducted. For Camarines Sur, in Nabua town, water level is being monitored, in Camarines Sur, District 2 Danao-Pasacao and Milaor-Minalabac-Pili impassable due to fallen and uprooted trees also with District 3 some national roads are impassable. For Camarines Norte, ongoing clearing operation,” Yucot said.
Based on a report, as of Dec. 2, there were 88,664 families or 353,707 individuals housed in evacuation centers in various parts of Bicol, broken down as follows:
As for the stranded passengers, Yucot said affected ports are in Albay, Sorsogon, Camarines Sur and Masbate. “We have 2,652 passengers, 564 rolling cargoes, 20 vessels and two motorized banca while there are 62 vessels and 28 motorized bancas that took shelter,” he said.
Yucot added that 6 buses, 53 trucks and a cumulative 357 inidivuals are currently stranded along the Maharlika Highway in Irosin, Sorsogon.
Meanwhile, here’s the situation at Legazpi Airport.
