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Tropical Storm Usman, which entered the Philippines on Christmas Day, has killed at least 16 people as it churned across several provinces, triggering floods and landslides and forcing thousands to flee to safer grounds.
The storm has displaced at least 17,000 people in the Bicol region in the southern part of the Philippines’ main Luzon island. Three died in Albay province due to a landslide, while seven more were killed in Masbate, most of them drowning, the region’s civil defense office said in a statement. Six more deaths were reported from Sorsogon and Camarines Sur provinces.
More than 6,600 people are stranded in various ports, while Cebu Air Inc. and Philippine Airlines Inc. cancelled more than a dozen flights from December 27 to 29.