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7,000 stranded in ports due to Agaton: coast guard

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Philippine Coast Guard personnel distribute food to stranded passengers, drivers, and cargo helpers at the Matnog Port in Sorsogon, April 11, 2022. PCG Facebook page" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/04/12/pcg-4122022.jpg"/><figcaption>Philippine Coast Guard personnel distribute food to stranded passengers, drivers, and cargo helpers at the Matnog Port in Sorsogon, April 11, 2022. <em>PCG Facebook page</em></figcaption></figure></div><p><br/>MANILA — Some 7,000 people were stranded in ports in 5 regions on Tuesday after tropical depression Agaton forced the cancellation of boat trips, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said. </p><p>In an advisory released Tuesday morning, the PCG said it monitored at least 7,811 stranded passengers, drivers, and cargo helpers in Bicol, Northeastern Mindanao, and Western, Central, and Eastern Visayas.</p><p>Sea conditions in these regions were moderate to very rough, the PCG said.</p><p>Aside from the stranded individuals, about 2,635 rolling cargo trucks, 398 vessels, and a motorbanca were stranded by the tropical cyclone. </p><p>The number of stranded individuals on Tuesday was higher than the 3,000 reported the previous day. </p><p>Agaton will meander around the Samar-Leyte area in the next 6 to 12 hours, state weather bureau PAGASA said in a 2 p.m. advisory. Storm signal 1 remained raised over several areas.</p><p>PAGASA said Agaton is expected to weaken into a low pressure area within before merging with severe tropical storm <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/12/22/typhoon-malakas-enters-ph-area-of-responsibility">Basyang</a>, which entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) earlier in the day. </p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1995416" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

More than 7,000 people were stranded in ports on Tuesday due to tropical depression Agaton, the PCG said.