Infra damage from Habagat, Luis, Maymay reached over ₱3.5 billion —OCD

Infrastructure damage from the combined effects of Tropical Cyclones Luis and Maymay and the Southwest Monsoon or Habagat has reached more than ₱3.5 billion, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said Wednesday.

As of 6 a.m., the OCD reported ₱3,501,383,771 in infrastructure damage, while agricultural damage was estimated at ₱1,423,918,790.

The weather disturbances also damaged 1,993 houses — 1,787 partially and 206 totally.

A total of 1,539,614 families or 5,394,342 individuals were affected by the bad weather in the following regions:
• Ilocos Region
• Cagayan Valley
• Central Luzon
• Bicol
• Western Visayas
• Zamboanga Peninsula
• CALABARZON
• Cordillera Administrative Region
• Metro Manila
• MIMAROPA

In 461 evacuation centers, a total of 12,194 families or 42,203 individuals were recorded.

The OCD recorded 27 deaths, 17 injuries, and one person still missing.

Benguet recorded the highest number of fatalities at 15, mostly due to landslides in La Trinidad, Baguio and Atok.

Rizal reported three deaths, while Batangas also recorded three. La Union, Quezon, Oriental Mindoro and Negros Occidental each reported one fatality. Caloocan recorded two deaths.

According to the OCD, the government has so far provided ₱796,983,073 worth of assistance to affected communities. —KG, GMA News