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Agri, infra damage due to ‘Odette’ hit over P29-B
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MANILA – The total damage to agriculture and infrastructure attributed to Typhoon Odette, which battered a large part of the Visayas and Mindanao last December, has now climbed to more than PHP29 billion, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Thursday.
In its latest situation report, the agency said agriculture damage from the typhoon has now amounted to PHP11.4 billion in Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Bicol, Western Visayas, Central Visayas, Eastern Visayas, Northern Mindanao, the Davao Region, Soccsksargen, and Caraga.
Meanwhile, the cost of infrastructure damage has reached around PHP17.7 billion in Mimaropa, Central Visayas, Eastern Visayas, Northern Mindanao, Soccsksargen, Caraga and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).
Meanwhile, houses damaged by “Odette” have now reached 1,360,447 and these were reported in Mimaropa, Western Visayas, Central Visayas, Eastern Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao, the Davao Region, Soccsksargen, Caraga, and BARMM.
Of these, 991,971 were classified as partially damaged while 368,476 were classed as totally damaged.
Affected families were placed at 2,224,803 which is equivalent to 7,715,172 persons residing in 8,779 barangays in Mimaropa, Bicol, Western Visayas, Central Visayas, Eastern Visayas, the Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao, the Davao Region, Soccsksargen, Caraga, and BARMM.
Around 60,101 families are still aided in 1,181 evacuation centers while 32,891 are being helped outside with the remainder being assisted by relatives and friends.