Fisherman reported missing off Catanduanes

A fisherman was reported missing off Catanduanes amid the threat posed by Typhoon Mina (Nanmadol), the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said. In its 6 p.m. Thursday update, the NDRRMC identified the fisherman as Nelson Vergara of Brgy. Poblacion in Baras town in Catanduanes. Citing reports reaching it, the NDRRMC said Vergara went fishing between noon and 1 p.m. Thursday but his banca was found in the area, empty. The NDRRMC also went on red alert as Mina intensified and poses a threat to northern Luzon. As this developed, the NDRRMC reported flooding in Isabela and Moises Padilla town in Negros Occidental at 8 p.m. Wednesday due to continuous rain. It said the Negros Occidental floods affected 105 families or 411 people, including 64 families or 197 people in Isabela and 41 families or 214 people in Moises Padilla. Nine houses were destroyed in Barangay 1 in Moises Padilla, it added. Preemptive evacuation In Albay, local authorities "reiterated" localized preemptive evacuations to reduce the risk of casualties due to floods and landslides. The Coast Guard in Bicol also advised the cancellation of operations of small passenger and cargo vessels, especially those plying the eastern seaboards of Luzon, including Catanduanes, Camarines Norte, eastern coast of Camarines Sur, Albay and Sorsogon. — RSJ, GMA News