Total damage from Egay, Falcon in C. Luzon now at P4.9-B
CABANATUAN CITY — The combined amount of damage to agriculture and infrastructure caused by Typhoons Egay and Falcon and the southwest monsoon (Habagat) in Central Luzon has reached over P4.9-billion, the Office of Civil Defense Region 3 reported.
In its bulletin at 6 p.m. on Saturday, the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council 3 based in San Fernando City, Pampanga estimated the total damage to agriculture and infrastructure at P2.2-billion and P2.7-billion respectively.
Damage to agriculture (rice, corn, high-value crops, livestock) was pegged at over P1.6-billion , excluding damage in fisheries and aquatic resources which reached P606-million.
Infrastructure damage was recorded at P2.5-billion, with amount of damage to agricultural infrastructure reaching more than P215-million.
The RDRRMC 3 said a total of 3,106,846 persons comprising 791,643 families were affected in 1,221 barangays across Central Luzon, with Aurora having one barangay, Bataan (152), Bulacan (380), Nueva Ecija (91), Pampanga (303), Tarlac (187) and Zambales (107).
Some 2,456 families and 8,812 persons are currently housed inside evacuation centers while those outside evacuation centers totaled 8,883 families and 32,177 persons as of reporting period.
The Office of Civil Defense 3 also reported that over P216-million worth of assistance was provided by the regional office 3 of the Department of Social Welfare and Development and local government units to affected individuals and families.
No casualties (dead, injured or missing) were recorded in the region as of reporting period while eight free-Wi-fi government facilities were affected in Aurora, it added.
