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Over 1,100 stranded in ports nationwide due to TS Crising — PCG
Tropical Storm Crising has caused disruptions to maritime travel in the Philippines, stranding over 1,100 individuals in 48 ports nationwide.
As of Friday afternoon, the Philippine Coast Guard reported a total of 1,123 passengers, truck drivers, and cargo helpers were unable to travel.
Additionally, 408 rolling cargoes and 64 vessels were stranded, while 43 vessels and 689 motorbancas sought shelter.
Pagasa reported that Crising was last spotted 100 kilometers northeast of Aparri, Cagayan, with maximum sustained winds of 75 kph and gustiness of up to 90 kph.
Ten areas in Luzon are under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 2, with 10 more under Signal No. 1.
Crising is expected to make landfall in the Babuyan Islands on Friday night and exit the Philippine area of responsibility by Saturday morning or afternoon.
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