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Agri, infra damages due to recent typhoons, 'habagat' rises to P10-B
Agri, infra damages due to recent typhoons, 'habagat' rises to P10-B
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Agri, infra damages due to recent typhoons, 'habagat' rises to P10-B
by Daylight Abas09 August 2023
Photo courtesy: Cagayan Provincial Information Office Facebook page

Typhoons Egay and Falcon as well as the Southwest Monsoon or habagat have caused over P10 billion in damage to agriculture and infrastructure.

In a bulletin issued on Wednesday, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) estimated the damage to agriculture and infrastructure at P4.45 billion and P5.81 billion, respectively.

It stated that the recent weather disturbances also affected a total of 1,224,219 families, or 4,555,227 persons, residing in 5,334 barangays in Ilocos region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Bicol, Western Visayas, Eastern Visayas, Northern Mindanao, Davao region, Soccsksargen, Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), Cordillera region, and National Capital Region.

The NDRRMC further stated that 7,237 families or 25,702 people remain in 352 evacuation centers, while 21,043 families or 80,908 people are getting relief outside of evacuation centers.

According to the Office of Civil Defense (OCD), the affected households are a mix of those who have been displaced and those who have not been displaced but whose livelihoods have been impacted.

The death toll stood at 30, with four confirmed deaths.

Meanwhile, around 171 people were reported injured, with 152 of them verified.

Reports of ten missing people are still being verified.

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