THE Police Regional Office (PRO)-Central Visayas recorded no fatalities after Tropical Depression Samuel passed by the northern portion of Cebu past 6 a.m. Wednesday, November 21.
Chief Superintendent Debold Sinas, PRO-Central Visayas director, said the disaster preparedness of local government units and the police helped in attaining the zero casualty status.
He reverted the police's full alert status to normal status.
No untoward incident happened in the landslide-hit portion of Barangay Tina-an, City of Naga, according to Sinas.
The police official added that he did not receive reports on any flooding and landslide incidents.
As of 8 a.m. Wednesday, November 21, Sinas said they recorded 1,953 passengers stranded in major ports in Central Visayas.
He ordered the lower units to deploy personnel to ports and secure the passengers.
Sinas said 1,150 evacuees in the region were allowed to go back to their respective homes. (KAL)