P695-M damage from ‘Ursula’

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2019 09:33:58 +0000

Tropical storm “Ursula” has left at least P695,847,984 worth of damage to agriculture and infrastructure in Visayas and parts of Southern Luzon, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council reported.

NDRRMC Executive Director Ricardo Jalad said the extent of damage was assessed in Mimaropa (Oriental and Occidental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan or Region 4-B), Bicol region (Region 5), Western Visayas (Region 6), Central Visayas (Region 7), and Eastern Visayas (Region 8).

Region 6 recorded the biggest losses in agriculture and infrastructure with P591,440,915 sustained damages in rice, corn, high value crops, fisheries, and livestock. The affected provinces were Iloilo, Capiz, Antique, and Aklan.

It was followed by Region 8 with R36,131,065 recorded damages in Biliran, Leyte, and Samar; and Region 7 with P26,265,100 damages in Cebu.

In Mimaropa, P23,858,252 worth of damages were noted in Romblon, Occidental Mindoro, and Oriental Mindoro while Bicol had
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