Typhoon Nina damage to agriculture, infrastructure now at P5.183 billion

Damage to agriculture and infrastructure due to the onslaught of Typhoon Nina (international name: Nock-Ten) continue to rise with more assessments ongoing, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said in its latest report.

As of 8 a.m. on January 2, damage to both agriculture and infrastructure in the Philippines has so far reached P5.183 billion, up from the P5.143 billion the previous day.

The report includes assessments in the Calabarzon (Cavite-Laguna-Batangas-Rizal-Quezon), Mimaropa (Occidental and Oriental Mindoro-Marinduque-Romblon-Palawan), and Bicol regions.

Broken down, damage to agriculture was recorded at P4.130 billion, while damage to infrastructure — roads, bridges, river control, health, and school facilities — was at P1.053 billion.

Three dead, 21 missing

Three people have already been confirmed dead, while some 21 persons are still missing.

In terms of housing, the NDRRMC said a total of 248,380 houses were damaged by the typhoon — 178,365 partially damaged, and 70,015 totally damaged.

The typhoon also affected a total of 446,496 families or 1.986 million individuals across 1,769 barangays in the country.

The typhoon first made landfall in Bato, Catanduanes at 6:30 p.m. on December 25.

It left the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Friday, December 27. —Jon Viktor Cabuenas/KG, GMA News