The Philippine Coast Guard Northern Negros Occidental cancels all passengers vessels — fast crafts and ROROs transiting Negros Occidental to Panay, Cebu and Guinaras, and vice versa
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In an advisory at 8 am Wednesday, Commodore Jansen Benjamin, commander of the Coast Guard Northern Negros Occidental, said all passengers vessels — fast crafts and ROROs transiting Negros Occidental to Panay, Cebu and Guinaras, vice versa have already been cancelled. Due to flash floods in the cities of Cadiz , Bago and Bacolod, 440 families were forcibly evacuated since Monday, October 21.Except from Cadiz where some evacuees have started to return home as of Wednesday, those in Bago and Bacolod opted to remain at evacuation centers due to threat still posed Kristine. Bago Mayor Nicholas Yulo told Rappler that they will not risk allowing their evacuees to go home while there was still a tropical cyclone.
On Monday, two barangays in Bacolod — Sum-ag and Pahanocoy — were hit by an early morning flash floods that also caused “monster traffic” on a national highway south of the capital city. On Saturday, October 19, the ABS-CBN Kapamilya Caravan held at the Ayala Malls parking lot with actor Coco Martin or “Tanggol” of the teleserye “Batang Quiapo” also hit a snag when one of the tents was toppled by heavy rains and strong winds.
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