30 people evacuated in Eastern Visayas due to Lannie

At least seven families or 30 people in Eastern Visayas have been preemptively evacuated from their homes due to the onslaught of Tropical Depression Lannie,  the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Tuesday.

In its 8 a.m. report, the NDRRMC also said a rain-induced landslide was reported in Eastern Visayas while five flooding incidents as well as an uprooted tree were reported in Western Visayas.

Three roads are still not passable in Eastern Visayas and Western Visayas, while four roads that were previously affected are now passable.

Some 12 ports have suspended their operations due to the threat of Lannie.

At least 221 passengers, 130 rolling cargoes, and three vessels were stranded in Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Western Visayas, and Eastern Visayas.

Class and work suspension was reported in Eastern Visayas.

Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 was raised over the northern portion of Palawan including Calamian Islands due to Lannie, PAGASA said in an 8 a.m. bulletin on Tuesday.

At 7 a.m., Lannie was located over the coastal waters of El Nido, Palawan, packing maximum sustained winds of 45 km/h, gustiness of up to 55 km/h, and central pressure of 1002 hPa.

Lannie is moving northwestward at 25 km/h with strong winds or higher that extend outwards up to 130 km from the center, PAGASA said.

It is expected to continue moving northwestward and west northwestward over the West Philippine Sea until Wednesday when it is expected to exit the Philippine area of responsibility.—AOL, GMA News