Gov’t says typhoon Nina damage to agri and infra reached more than P5.183 billion

Typhoon Nock-ten (A.K.A Typhoon NINA in the Philippines) approaching the Bicol Region of the Philippines at peak intensity on December 25, 2016. Photo is courtesy of wikipedia
Typhoon Nock-ten (A.K.A Typhoon NINA in the Philippines) approaching the Bicol Region of the Philippines at peak intensity on December 25, 2016. Photo is courtesy of wikipedia

 

(Eagle News) — The damage to agriculture and infrastructure wrought by Typhoon Nina (international name Nock-Ten), the last typhoon to hit the country in year 2016, reached P5.183 billion, according to the latest damage assessment report of the government.

As of the latest report of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), typhoon Nina damaged P4.130 billion in agriculture, and P1.053 billion in infrastructure – roads, bridges, and school and health facilities.

The figures are expected to rise as more damage assessment reports come in from the provinces affected by typhoon Nina.

So far, the reports that came in were from Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon), Mimaropa (Mindoro Occidental and Oriental, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan) and the Bicol and Eastern Visayas regions.

There were three people reported dead, and 21 persons reported missing.

The NDRRMC also reported a total of 248,380 houses damaged by the typhoon – 70,015 of which were totally damaged.

Almost two million individuals (1.986 million persons) or almost half a million families (446,496 families) were also affected by the typhoon. The individuals affected were from 178,365 barangays in the country from Regions of CALABARZON, MIMAROPA, Bicol and Eastern Visayas.

A total of 46.854 families were also served in evacuation centers.

Typhoon Nina made a total of eight landfalls when it reached the country. The first was in Bato, Catanduanes on December 25 at 6:30 p.m.; the second was in Sagnay, Camarines Sur also on December 25 at 9:30 p.m.; third was in San Andres, Quezon on December 26 at 2 a.m.; the fourth was in Torrijos, Marinduque on December 26 at 4:30 a.m.; the fifth was in Verde Island in Batangas on December 26 at 9:15 a.m.; the sixth was in Tingloy, Batangas also on December 26, 10:10 a.m.; the seventh was in Calatagan, Batangas at 11::40 a.m.; and the eighth was in Lubang Island in Occidental Mindoro at 1 p.m. of December 26.

The NDRRMC said a total of 98,771 families were pre-emptively evacuated in the regions to be hit by the typhoon.

Typhoon Nina left the country on December 27.