‘Quinta’ damage: P136M
The amount of damage to crops and infrastructure brought by Typhoon “Quinta” in Western Visayas has reached at least P136 million.
The amount of damage to crops and infrastructure brought by Typhoon “Quinta” in Western Visayas has reached at least P136 million.
Typhoon Pablo (international name: Bopha) destroyed an estimated P7.1 billion worth of crops, infrastructure and properties, the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council said Tuesday.
The number of deaths in the wake of typhoon “Pablo” (international codename: Bopha) has risen to over 400 with damage to property and crops estimated at P4 billion, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said Friday.
Total damage caused by the rains induced by the southwest monsoon last week has reached P28 million, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Thursday.
Government agencies are on high gear as tropical storm “Butchoy” entered the country before noon Thursday.
Ten people died and thousands were displaced in bad weather caused by a shallow low pressure area in Mindanao before tropical storm “Butchoy” entered the country late this week, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said Friday.
Roughly P2 million-worth of property was destroyed after fire razed a two-story tire shop in Quezon City before dawn Friday, a fire officer said.
Thirteen families were affected by a whirlwind that hit Bukidnon Thursday, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council reported Friday.
The total cost of damages to infrastructure and property brought by the magnitude 6.9 earthquake in Negros Occidental has reached P383 million as the death toll in the landslides have gone up to 50, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said in its update Friday.
The damage caused by Typhoon “Pedring” in Luzon may exceed that of Tropical Storm “Ondoy” two years ago, according to National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) executive director Benito Ramos. “That is a possibility but I hope that will not happen,” Ramos said when asked if the extent of the damage from Pedring [...]
Damage to agricultural and infrastructure wrought by “Pedring” climbed to P6.6 billion, while nearly half a million people are still unable to return to their homes four days since the typhoon left. Pedring left 52 people dead, half of whom were from Central Luzon, and 63 others injured, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction [...]
The sun has been shining intermittently since Typhoon “Pedring” exited the country on Wednesday, but much of the provinces of Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga and Pangasinan remain inundated. On Thursday, most of the major dams in Luzon continued to release their contents in anticipation of Tropical Storm “Quiel.” As the waters gushed, the governments of [...]
The human and physical toll of Typhoon “Pedring” continued to rise with 39 deaths reported and upward of P1 billion in property and agricultural losses recorded, disaster officials said Thursday. All the deaths occurred in Luzon—seven in Metro Manila (in the Caloocan-Malabon-Navotas-Valenzuela area), 12 in Central Luzon, and five in Bicol, the National Disaster Risk [...]
