DAMAGE to infrastructure due to the rains induced by the amihan (northeast monsoon) and the trough of low pressure area that drenched Mindanao has reached nearly P1.2 billion, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Tuesday.
The destruction is concentrated mostly in Davao which suffered P933 million losses and Caraga (P265.6 million) regions, according to the agency’s latest situation report.
Agricultural damage was placed at P558.2 million in the two regions.
The death toll was at 22, all from Davao region although the reporters were still under validation, the NDRRMC said.
The NDRRMC was also validating reports of 11 injured and two missing persons.
A total of 1,762 houses were damaged in Northern Mindanao, Davao and Caraga, it added.
The NDRRMC earlier said a total of 16,261 individuals remained in 73 evacuation centers in the Davao and Caraga Regions amid the flooding and landslides in Mindanao.
The agency also reported that 273,543 people, or 91,843 families, had sought temporary shelter outside of evacuation centers.
The floods and landslides affected 1.5 million people in 881 barangays in Northern Mindanao, the Davao Region, Soccsksargen, Caraga, and BARMM.
The Department of Agriculture recorded P558.3 million in damages to crops, affecting 19,071 farmers and fishermen.
For its part, the National Irrigation Administration reported P454.6 million worth of damage in the Davao Region alone.
There were 1,762 houses damaged due to the disasters, 751 of them totally and 1,011 partially. Eighty roads and 16 bridges remained impassable in various parts of the Davao Region and Caraga.
The NDRRMC said as of the weekend, a total of P254,911,720 worth of assistance had been provided to affected residents. The assistance included family food packs, water, hygiene kits, medical supplies, modular tents, and sleeping kits.