AT least two persons died as Tropical Storm Ada hit the Bicol Region, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said on Sunday. The NDRRMC said a 22-year-old male and a 19-year-old female were killed when a landslide demolished their house in Barangay Bariis, Matnog, Sorsogon, on Saturday. In Albay, flooding hit the towns of Libon, Polangui, Guinobatan, Camalig, Daraga, Tiwi, Jovellar and Malinao. In the island province of Catanduanes, several towns were flooded, and landslides were reported. In Caramoran town, floodwaters swept away graves in a cemetery. Lahar — streams of mud and rock fragments loosened by the storm — flowed down the slopes of Mayon Volcano in Legazpi City, authorities reported. Over 5,000 people were stranded in Matnog port as sea travel was halted by the Philippine Coast Guard. The storm forced the cancellation of flights to and from Bicol. The NDRRMC said Ada affected 7,170 families, or 10,249 individuals, in Bicol and Caraga, adding that P547,765 in government assistance, including food and non-food relief items, had been distributed in affected communities. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said that with Ada weakening, wind signals in Luzon and Visayas provinces have been lifted except for two Bicol provinces. Still under Signal No. 1 were Catanduanes and the northeastern portion of Camarines Sur (Garchitorena, Lagonoy, Presentacion, Caramoan, San Jose, Siruma and Tinambac). Pagasa expected Ada to be a tropical depression by Tuesday.