‘Karding’ leaves P58M in agri, infra damage

ATOTAL of P57.8 million worth of infrastructure and agriculture were damaged from heavy rains and flooding brought by the southwest monsoon or habagat enhanced by tropical storm “Karding” last week, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC).

Of that amount, damage to the NDRRMC’s situational report infrastructure was placed at P33.5 said on Sunday. million while damage to agriculture Most of the infrastructure damaged amounted to P24.3 million, were in the Cagayan Valley region where damage to national roads in Nueva Vizcaya were pegged at P30 million.

Meanwhile, a total of P3.5 million worth of infrastructure was reported damaged in Batanes.

The NDRRMC reported that of the P24.3- million damage to agriculture, most were in the Cordillera region, particularly in Abra and Mountain Province.

In the Ilocos region, a total of P6.5 million worth of rice and livestock were damaged in La Union and Ilocos Sur.

In the Cordillera, P7.4 million worth of vegetables were damaged by the onslaught of “Karding” and the rains brought by the southwest monsoon.

Mountain Province suffered the most brunt of habagat with P4.9 million worth of vegetables, while Abra incurred P1-million and Benguet with P1.4 million in damages.

The NDRRMC also said about 347,419 families were affected in the Ilocos region, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Cordillera Administrative Region and Metro Manila where 817 areas were flooded.