NDRRMC: 158 areas under state of calamity due to Kristine

A total of 158 areas have so far declared a state of calamity in the aftermath of Severe Tropical Storm Kristine, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Sunday.

Based on the latest situational report of NDRRMC, Bicol Region had the most cities and municipalities placed under state of calamity at 78.

This included the entire provinces of Albay, Camarines Sur, Camarines Norte, and Catanduanes, as well as Bulan, Sorsogon.

Calabarzon came next with 63 cities and municipalities under state of calamity:

• Cavite (province-wide)
• Batangas (province-wide)
• Quezon
  • Tagkawayan
  • Mulanay
  • General Luna
• Laguna
  • Santa Cruz
  • San Pedro City
  • Victoria

Thirteen areas were also placed under a state of calamity in Eastern Visayas:

• Samar
  • Calbayog
• Eastern Samar
  • Jipapad
  • Arteche
  • San Policarpo
  • Oras
  • Maslog
  • Dolores
  • Can-avid
  • Taft
  • Sulat
  • San Julian
  • Borongan
  • Maydolong

One area each was put under state of calamity in Ilocos Region, Soccsksargen, Cordillera Administrative Region, and the National Capital Region:

• Dagupan City
• Magpet, Cotabato
• Alfonso Lista (Potia), Ifugao
• Quezon City

Damage

Meanwhile, the NDRRMC said that Kristine’s damage to agriculture was at P1.4 billion, while the damage to infrastructure reached P825 million.

There were also 25,591 houses partially damaged and 2,049 totally damaged.

Forty bridges and 218 roads also sustained damage due to the typhoon.

Kristine also affected a total of 5,784,298 people or 1,415,438 families in 8,895 barangays nationwide. Of them, 382,154 were still staying in evacuation centers, while 178,742 were seeking temporary shelter elsewhere.

The NDRRMC also reported 79 fatalities—nine of which were already confirmed and 70 were still up for validation.

The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) on Saturday however said 81 people were already reported dead following the onslaught of Kristine.

The NDRRMC said 26 people remained missing and 33 others were injured. —Giselle Ombay/KG, GMA Integrated News