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‘Dante’ death toll reaches 11; P222-m crops, infra destroyed

At least 11 people have died and 2  are believed missing  while P222-m worth of crops, livestock and infrastructure have gone down the drain following the onslaught of tropical storm Dante, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said Monday.

Around  3,200 homes were damaged in the Bicol Region, Western Visayas, Eastern Visayas, Davao, and Caraga. At least 3,123 of them were partially damaged while 161 were totally damaged.

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The NDRRMC said 124,462 people or 29,916 families were  displace  by the tropical storm in 479 barangays in Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Western Visayas, Central Visayas, Eastern Visayas, Davao, Soccsksargen, and Caraga.

A total of 861 people or 241 families  were forced to leave their homes and sought shelter in evacuation centers.

Mimaropa, Western Visayas, Central Visayas, Eastern Visayas, Davao, and Soccsksargen suffered the brunt of Dante, which hit land 11 times before leaving the Philippine Area of Responsibility.

At least 3,284 homes were damaged in the Bicol Region, Western Visayas, Eastern Visayas, Davao, and Caraga. At least 3,123 of them were partially damaged while 161 were totally damaged.

The NDRRMC said 124,462 people or 29,916 families were  displace  by the tropical storm in 479 barangays in Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Western Visayas, Central Visayas, Eastern Visayas, Davao, Soccsksargen, and Caraga.

A total of 861 people or 241 families  were forced to leave their homes and sought shelter in evacuation centers.

Some P91.6 million worth of damage it agriculture was posted in Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Bicol, Western Visayas, Davao, Soccsksargen, and Caraga.

More than P131 million worth of damage in infrastructure was also reported in Mimaropa, Central Visayas, Soccsksargen, and Caraga.

At least  18 provinces in Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Bicol, Western Visayas, Central Visayas, Eastern Visayas, and Caraga suffered power interruption.

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