The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) on Sunday said around 513 families or 2,734 persons have been affected so far by Tropical Storm Aghon.

In its 8 a.m. update, the agency said affected individuals are residing in 18 villages in Regions 5 (Bicol) and 8 (Eastern Visayas).

Of this number, 34 families or 523 persons are being served in eight evacuation centers while the rest are being aided outside.

The Office of Civil Defense earlier said affected families include those displaced and those not needing transfer or removal from their residence.

There is no confirmed casualty although four injuries in Region 5 are still undergoing confirmation.

The NDRRMC also reported that some 5,969 passengers along with 40 vessels, 10 motor bancas, and 987 rolling cargoes, were stranded in the ports of Regions 4-A (Calabarzon), 4-B (Mimaropa), Bicol, 7 (Central Visayas), and Eastern Visayas due to inclement weather conditions.

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Aghon has maximum sustained winds of 65 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 110 kph while moving northwestward at 15 kph.

Within the next 24 hours, Pagasa said there is a minimal to moderate risk of storm surge in exposed and low-lying coastal areas in Cagayan, Isabela, Aurora, Central Luzon, and Metro Manila,

It did not rule out Aghon reaching typhoon category within the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), "although it will most likely happen far from the landmass."

Aghon may exit the PAR on Wednesday.

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