The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council of Negros Oriental reported yesterday that several towns and cities in the province lost livestock and agricultural crops and products to typhoon “Pablo”.

An initial report from the Provincial Agriculturist’s Office and the Department of Agriculture in Region 7 showed that an estimated P128,740 worth of livestock including cattle, carabao, goat, swine and poultry in Manjuyod, Valencia, Tanjay City, Dauin, Bais City and Ayungon, were lost to the storm, PDRRMC executive director-designate, Adrian Sedillo, said.

There were 469.4 hectares of rice in Ayungon, Bacong, Bindoy, Tayasan, Tanjay City, Zamboanguita and Mabinay damaged about 101 hectares of corn fields in Bacong, Bindoy, Zamboanguita, Mabinay, Dauin, Valencia, and Manjuyod were also destroyed.

Also damaged were vegetables of about 133 hectares in Ayungon, Tanjay City, Zamboanguita, Dauin and Valencia; 126 mango trees in Ayungon, Sibulan and Tanjay City; and 999 assorted fruit trees, to include lanzones, in Bacong, Zamboanguita, Dauin, Mabinay and Valencia.

The super typhoon felled 1,582 banana plants in Ayungon, Bacong, Sibulan, Mabinay, Tanjay City, Zamboanguita, Dauin, Valencia and Manjuyod, while 1,043 coconut trees and at least two hectares of land planted to coconut trees were damaged in Tanjay, Zamboanguita, Dauin, and Manjuyod, the report said.

The partial report was submitted by Bernard Limbaga and noted by Alejandro Rafal of the DA-7, in collaboration with the PAO, headed by provincial agriculturist Greg Paltingca.

As of Saturday, 7,922 families, or 33,944 individuals, in Negros Oriental were reported to have been affected by “Pablo”.

Relief operations served about six thousands families, while damaged houses totaled 1,752. Of the number, 270 houses were destroyed.

There was no report yet of infrastructure damage from the Provincial Engineer’s Office.*JFP

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