Infra damage hits P4B
INFRASTRUCTURE damage from Super Typhoon Carina has hit more than P4 billion, according to the Philippines’ disaster agency.
In an 8 a.m. report on Monday, the agency said 54 structures worth P4.18 billion were damaged. It earlier said at least 48 people died.
Farm damage has reached more than P2 billion, while damage to the fishery sector hit P413 million. The number of affected farmers and fisherfolk climbed to 57,388.
More than 52,000 hectares of crops were damaged, with rice accounting for almost 48,000 hectares.
Eleven irrigation systems were damaged.
Affected people have reached 6.22 million, about one million of whom were still staying in evacuation centers, it added. — Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza