MANILA, Philippines -- Typhoon “Nina” (international codename: Hagupit) caused a total of P31,186,009 to agriculture and infrastructure, the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) said on Friday.
At least 20 persons also remained missing after the storm, which also left eight people dead and 20 others injured.
The missing include the miners trapped in an abandoned gold mine in Itogon, Benguet, and five fishermen from Barangay (village) Tugos, Paracale, Camarines Sur.
The NDCC identified the five missing fishermen as Eddie Catle, Allan Catle, Raymundo Pecson, Ruel Pecson, and Allan Pecson.
The damage to the Ipil Bridge in San Fernando, Romblon, was reported to be P10 million while that to the Pili Bridge was estimated at P8 million, the NDCC said. The town is on Sibuyan Island, near where the MV Princess of the Stars sank with more than 800 passengers and crew on June 21.
In Ilocos Sur province, damage to provincial roads was reported at P4,320,000 and damage to other government-owned properties has was estimated to be P2,120,000. In Ilocos Norte, damage to provincial roads was placed at P4,550,000.
Also in Ilocos Sur, six school buildings sustained damage totaling P1,365,000, while in Pangasinan, the damage to two school buildings was placed at P85,000 while some P150,000 worth of textbooks was also damaged.
In Benguet, damage to the Acop-Kapangan-Kibungan-Bakun Road was reported at P50,000.
The NDCC said fisheries sustained P349,000 in damage, palay P108,119, corn P19,140, and high-value commercial crops P29,750. Damage to livestock P40,000 in damage.
Nina also totally destroyed 158 houses and damaged 931, the NDCC said.
The typhoon also displaced 42,243 families, or 184,369 individuals, from 675 barangay in 10 provinces, although the NDCC said most of them opted to seek shelter with relatives rather than evacuation centers.