Over 68,000 people evacuated in Bicol, Eastern Visayas due to Bising —NDRRMC

A total of 18,467 families or 68,490 persons were evacuated from their homes in Bicol and Eastern Visayas regions due to the threat of Typhoon Bising, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said on Monday.

In its update, the NDRRMC added that 22 barangays in Eastern Visayas reported flooding amid the rains brought by the typhoon.

Two road sections and a bridge in Biliran and Easter Samar were not passable.

The NDRRMC said 19 areas in Cebu, Leyte, Southern Leyte, and Eastern Samar experienced power interruption.

A total of 2,213 passengers, 896 rolling cargoes, and 61 vessels were stranded in different ports in regions Bicol, Central Visayas, and Eastern Visayas due to suspension of operations.

At least 17 sea trips were cancelled in Central Visayas.

All flights in Tacloban Airports both incoming and outgoing were cancelled on Sunday. Aside from these, six domestic flights were also cancelled in other areas.

Tacloban City suspended work and classes in all levels for Monday, according to the NDRRMC.

In its 11 a.m. bulletin on Monday, state weather bureau PAGASA said at least eight areas remained under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 2 as Bising maintained its strength.

At 10:00 a.m., Bising was located at 235 kilometers east northeast of Virac, Catanduanes or 360 km east of Daet, Camarines Norte.

The typhoon has a maximum sustained winds of 195 km per hour and gustiness of up to 240 km/h.

PAGASA said the typhoon is forecast to gradually weaken from its current intensity throughout the remainder of the forecast period.—AOL, GMA News