In eastern Kentucky , hundreds of homes were flooded Motion and many bridges , culverts , and roads were washed Removing out ; this left hundreds of residents stranded .

Sea vessels took the brunt of the storm , with many having become Becoming stranded Removing or damaged Damaging .

Wharves , struck Attack by stranded boats , endured Confronting_problem significant damage as well .

The coastguards have stopped Process_end smaller boats from leaving Departing ports in Catanduanes and surrounding Surrounding areas , leaving Departing 1,379 people stranded Motion .

The death Death toll was expected to rise Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale as flood Catastrophe waters receded Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale , allowing Preventing_or_letting rescuers to reach Arriving stranded vehicles .

It also led to Causation the final breakup Destroying of the oil tanker MV `` Braer '' , from which the storm Catastrophe derived Giving its name ; it had been stranded Motion in rocks off the Shetland Islands by a previous storm Catastrophe nearly a week beforehand GetReady .

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There were also firemen who used Using rubber dinghies to rescue Rescuing passengers from stranded buses , and shopkeepers who worked Being_in_operation very quickly to prevent Preventing_or_letting the rainfall from destroying Destroying their businesses .

The Fitzroy River rose Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale to a peak at Rockhampton , forcing Causation thousands to evacuate Departing homes ; some stranded Preventing_or_letting individuals could only obtain Getting food by helicopter .

Due to the unanticipated threat Warning of Odile , approximately 26,000 foreign tourists were stranded Motion on the peninsula at the time of landfall .

Hundreds of canceled Change_event_time flights stranded travelers across the region .

A large number of people were stranded Motion on the roads , lost Earnings_and_losses their homes while many walked Self_motion long distances back home from work that evening .

More than 400 flights were cancelled Change_event_time leaving approximately 34,000 stranded .

At least 6,000 people were stranded Motion at various seaports throughout the country due to the storm .

Following the closure of maritime seaports , more than 100 passengers were reportedly stranded Motion at the Port of Batangas , along with 39 rolling cargoes .

Meanwhile , at least 841 passengers were stranded Motion in five ports in the Bicol region , namely Matnog , Tabaco , Bulan , Cataingan and Pilar .