Sunday, February 24, 2013

National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) in Crising

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported on Saturday that P11.24 million in agriculture was destroyed in the wake of Tropical Depression Crising.

NDRRM said the damage to agriculture was estimated at P11,241,800 including P10,087,300 in rice; P444,500 in corn; and P710,000 in vegetables in Asuncion town in Davao del Norte province.

The death toll remained at four, with two still missing, the NDRRMC added.

The disaster agency said Crising has affected 51,458 families or 261,570 people in 189 villages in Region 4-B (Mimaropa) Region 8 (Eastern Visayas, Region 9 (Zamboanga Peninsula), Region 10 (Northern Mindanao), Region 11 (Davao Region), Region 12 (SOCCSKARGEN), Caraga region and Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).

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