Four people killed in twister as storm rages in Philippines
Manila - Four people were killed when a twister struck an island in the eastern Philippines as a tropical storm battered large parts of the country, a town police chief said Wednesday. Senior Inspector Susan Planas said two people were injured in the twister that hit the town of Perez in Alabat Island in Quezon province, 120 kilometres south-east of Manila, late Tuesday.
Planas said all the victims were fishermen who stayed in their boat, which was docked at a wharf in the village of Sangirin when the twister struck.
The accident occurred as tropical storm Nangka pummelled the central and eastern Philippines, killing at least one person and leaving nine missing, according to the National Disaster Coordinating Council.
Thousands of passengers were stranded in various ports in the areas affected by the storm as the coast guard suspended sea travel due to strong winds and huge waves, the agency said.
Classes in elementary and high schools in Manila were also suspended due to heavy rains brought about by Nangka.
The weather bureau said Nangka was spotted early Wednesday 40 kilometres east north-east of Romblon island, 210 kilometres south of Manila.
The storm, which has maximum sustained winds of 75 kilometres per hour and gusts of up to 90 kph, was moving northwest at 19 kph.
It was expected to pass near Manila late Wednesday.
The weather bureau advised residents in low-lying areas, mountainous and coastal areas under the path of Nangka to be prepared against flashfloods, landslides and storm surges.
Manila - Four people were killed when a twister struck an island in the eastern Philippines as a tropical storm battered large parts of the country, a town police chief said Wednesday. Senior Inspector Susan Planas said two people were injured in the twister that hit the town of Perez in Alabat Island in Quezon province, 120 kilometres south-east of Manila, late Tuesday.
Planas said all the victims were fishermen who stayed in their boat, which was docked at a wharf in the village of Sangirin when the twister struck.
The accident occurred as tropical storm Nangka pummelled the central and eastern Philippines, killing at least one person and leaving nine missing, according to the National Disaster Coordinating Council.
Thousands of passengers were stranded in various ports in the areas affected by the storm as the coast guard suspended sea travel due to strong winds and huge waves, the agency said.
Classes in elementary and high schools in Manila were also suspended due to heavy rains brought about by Nangka.
The weather bureau said Nangka was spotted early Wednesday 40 kilometres east north-east of Romblon island, 210 kilometres south of Manila.
The storm, which has maximum sustained winds of 75 kilometres per hour and gusts of up to 90 kph, was moving northwest at 19 kph.
It was expected to pass near Manila late Wednesday.
The weather bureau advised residents in low-lying areas, mountainous and coastal areas under the path of Nangka to be prepared against flashfloods, landslides and storm surges.
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