Philippines evacuates nearly 1,800 people as tropical storm Molave is coming

The Philippines evacuated nearly 1,800 people and suspended sea travel as tropical storm Molave was expected to bring widespread rains over two regions on the southern part of the main island of Luzon on October 25.
Hanoi (VNA) – The Philippines evacuated nearly1,800 people and suspended sea travel as tropical storm Molave was expected tobring widespread rains over two regions on the southern part of the main islandof Luzon on October 25.

The national weather bureau said tropical cyclone windalerts were issued for several provinces in the Bicol and Calabarzon regions.

Sea travel operations were cancelled in the Calabarzonregion, with 662 people reportedly stranded at ports due to strong winds,according to the disaster monitoring agency.

In the Bicol provinces, a total of 532 families, or 1,789people, were preemptively evacuated to temporary shelters, it said.

Molave follows tropical storm Saudel, which last week causedwidespread flooding in Quezon province in the Calabarzon region, southeast ofthe capital Manila.

After crossing the Philippine archipelago, Molave isexpected to continue intensifying over the East Sea, possibly reaching typhooncategory by October 27 evening./.
VNA

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