Tisoy pounds PHL, topples trees, obstructs roads, causes floods

Several areas were damaged after Typhoon Tisoy (international name: Kammuri) made its first landfall in the country on Monday, prompting affected residents to evacuate, according to reports on GMA News' Balitanghali on Tuesday.

The danger presented by the typhoon prompted over 500 residents in a coastal barangay in Barangay Catmon, San Juan, Batangas to evacuate, according to a report by John Consulta.

However, the local government of San Juan gave some males permission to stay in their homes and watch over their properties.

"Natatakot po sila na baka naman po ransakin ang kanilang mga bahay, pagnakawan. Pero po nakahanda po kami sa mga — kasama po namin ang disaster (officials) namin at maganda naman po ang pag ma-manage namin," San Juan Mayor Ildebrando Salud assured.

Out of 42 barangays in the area, seven coastal and flood-prone barangays were already evacuated.

According to a report of Agence France-Presse, a 33-year-old man was electrocuted on Monday while securing a roof before Tisoy's landfall.

Meanwhile, according to a separate report by Emil Sumangil, the damage left behind by 10 hours of continuous rain due to Tisoy in Albay was evident.

Fallen trees blocked the roads, signage posts were broken from the middle, while the roofs of houses littered the streets due to Tisoy. The Army, the Philippine National Police, and the Bureau of Fire Protection will clear the roads from obstructions.

Policemen remove fallen branches from a damaged tree following the passage of Typhoon Tisoy in Legazpi City, Albay on Tuesday, December 3, 2019. Tisoy lashed southern Luzon and Samar with fierce winds and heavy rain, as thousands took refuge in shelters and the capital Manila shut down its international airport over safety concerns. AFP/Razvale Sayat

Despite the damage, the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) of Albay said that there was no casualty in the province.

Though there was no reported flood or landslide in Legazpi City, the Albay provincial government announced that the Legazpi airport is closed. According to a separate report, the typhoon damaged the ceiling and the glass structures of the airport.

In Isla Puting Bato in Tondo, authorities are still determining the number of evacuees in the area, according to a report by Cedric Castillo.

Meanwhile, according to a separate report by Darlene Cay, over one thousand residents were evacuated in Catbalogan, Samar due to the effects of the typhoon.

In Lei Alviz' report, there were more than 50 evacuees in the covered court of Barangay Bagong Silangan in Quezon City.

Some areas were flooded while fallen trees obscured the roads in San Francisco, Quezon. Fallen trees also blocked the roads in Odiongan, Romblon and Labo, Camarines Norte.

Meanwhile, the electricity and water supply of residents in Virac, Catanduanes were temporarily cut off due to the typhoon.

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Operations at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport were on hold for 12 hours as terminals were closed from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Nearly 500 flights were canceled, and officials warned passengers not to come to the airport.

One of the terminals AFP visited, which would normally be bustling with morning departures, was occupied by a handful of staff and stranded passengers.

One traveler, 23-year-old Canadian Constance Benoit, was hit with a nearly day-long delay to her flight back home.

She had arrived in Manila on a typhoon-buffeted flight Monday morning from the central island of Cebu.

"It was the most turbulent flight I ever took in my life," she told AFP. "I just discovered what airsickness is." —with a report from Agence France-Presse/Joahna Lei Casilao/KG, GMA News