MANILA, Philippines 鈥擳he Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) of Camarines Norte on Monday approved the recommendation placing the province under state of calamity due to the recent onslaught of Tropical Depression 鈥淯sman.鈥
Camarines Norte Provincial Information Office shared the news in a Facebook post.
鈥淧DRRM COUNCIL of Camarines Norte unanimously approved the recommendation of declaring the Province of Camarines Norte under the State of Calamity, to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan,鈥 Camarines Norte PIO wrote.
As of Sunday night, 57 bodies have so far been recovered in the Bicol Region in the aftermath of Usman. Six of them were found in Camarines Norte, the Office of the Civil Defense (OCD) said.
搁贰础顿:听Bicol 鈥楿sman鈥 death toll rises to 57
Most of the fatalities were from Camarines Sur province where 23 have been confirmed dead. /cbb