AFTERMATH. Philippine Army soldiers retrieve a cadaver during search and rescue operations in landslide-hit Barangay Masara, Maco, Davao de Oro on Feb. 10, 2024. The NDRRMC on Tuesday (Feb. 20) said infrastructure damage from the effects of bad weather in various parts of Mindanao has exceeded PHP1 billion. (Photo courtesy of the Philippine Army)
MANILA – The damage to infrastructure from the effects of the northeast monsoon (amihan) and the trough of low pressure area that drenched Mindanao has reached nearly PHP1.2 billion, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Tuesday.
The destruction is concentrated mostly in Davao (PHP933 million) and Caraga (PHP265.6 million) regions, according to the agency's latest situation report.
Agricultural damage was placed at PHP558.2 million in the two regions.
The death toll is at 22, all from Davao region and are undergoing validation, the NDRRMC said.
The agency is 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. (PNA)
