Floods inflict $1.8m damage in Philippines

The Philippines estimates agricultural and infrastructural losses, caused by southwest monsoon floods triggered by tropical storm Maring, to around US $1.791 Million (Philippines peso 79 Million). The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) Thursday said, “The damage to infrastructure amounted to US $1.273 Million (Ph Peso 56,582,000) while damages to agriculture amounted to US $501,518 (PhP 22,286,659).” The Philippines regions affected by the storm and the ensuing floods are Cordillera Administrative Region as well as regions I, IVA and IVB from surge of the southwest monsoon. Infrastructure damage NDRRMC reported today concentrated in Region IVB. The data shows location and cost of the damage in Occidental Mindoro (PhP3.49 million), Oriental Mindoro (PhP4.39 million) and Romblon (PhP48.70 million) provinces. Cost of rice and corn damages in CAR as well as regions IVA and IVB totaled PhP18.32 million while damage to fisheries in Region I reached PhP3.97 million. A total 662 areas in 88 municipalities/cities under regions I, III IVA, IVB and NCR were reported flooded and 22 houses were totally damaged while 38 others suffered partial destruction in regions I, III, IVA and CAR, the NDRRMC added.