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DA: Agri facilities, irrigation systems in CAR sustain P3.88M damage due to quake
By JOAHNA LEI CASILAO,GMA NewsThe Department of Agriculture reported Thursday that agricultural facilities and irrigation systems in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) sustained damage from the magnitude 7 earthquake that hit Northern Luzon.
In its latest bulletin, the DA said that so far “damage and losses were reported on agricultural facilities and irrigation systems in the CAR totaling to P3.88 million.”
The department earlier reported that “there are no reported damage and losses yet
in the agriculture and fisheries commodities and infrastructures that could hamper the food supply system.”The DA said its bureaus, attached agencies, and corporations continuously coordinate with concerned national government agencies, local government units and other disaster risk reduction and management-related offices for the impact of the phenomenon, as well as available resources for interventions and assistance.
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (NDRRMC) reported that 19 roads are still not passable in Ilocos, Cagayan, and Cordillera. Five roads and five bridges previously reported as not passable are now passable.
“The reported minor damage in roads and bridges has no significant effect on the agriculture and fisheries commodities and infrastructures that could hamper the food supply system,” the DA said.
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“The National Food Authority (NFA) reported having sufficient rice buffer stock inventory for immediate relief operations in Regions I and II. As per NFA’s inspection, two warehouses (Pidigan, Abra and Tablac, Candon City) incurred damage. The value of damage is yet to be estimated upon further assessment,” it added.
The quake occurred at 8:43 a.m. on Wednesday and was located at 17.64°N, 120.63°E - 003 km N 45° W of Tayum in Abra and had a depth of 17 kilometers, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said.
It was felt in many areas in Luzon, including in Metro Manila.
The NDRRMC said the death toll has climbed to five while 131 were injured. A total of 12,945 individuals or 3,456 families in 149 barangays in Cordillera were affected by the earthquake.
It added that 541 families are staying inside 21 evacuation centers, while 567 individuals or 128 families are staying outside evacuation centers.
A total of 868 homes were damaged—857 partially and 11 totally—in Cordillera, according to the NDRRMC.—AOL, GMA News