Tag: Cyclone Usman

Manila : At least 68 people have died in a tropical storm that brought heavy rains and triggered deadly landslides over the weekend in the Philippines, officials said on Monday. Storm Usman hit the Bicol region in Manila on Saturday. So far, 57 deaths have been reported from the Bicol region and 11 from the Eastern Visayas region, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council. The agency said there were 19 people missing in both regions and the death toll was likely to increase as retrieval operations continue....