RDRRMC 8 pegs damage to infrastructure in Eastern Visayas at P600.678M

By Philippine Information Agency (PIA 8)
January 19, 2011

TACLOBAN CITY – The flooding and landslides caused by torrential rains in Eastern Visayas have already caused P600.678 Million worth of damages to infrastructure as of 10:00 o’clock in the morning of January 18.

Mr. Rey Gozon, officer in charge of the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, said that the amount was based on reports the office received from the different provincial disaster risk reduction and management council.

The province of Northern Samar reported the biggest amount of damage to various infrastructures in the amount of P402 Million. Damage to infra in the second district of Northern Samar was pegged at P316.5 Million while damage to infra in the first district was placed at P85.5 Million.

In the province of Samar, the total amount of damage to infrastructure was estimated at P80.9 Million with the second district of Samar reporting a bigger amount of damages at P55.4 Million over that of the first district which was pegged at P25.5 Million.

Leyte reported a total infrastructure damage of P60.475 Million with the third district getting the biggest damage placed at P29.95 Million.

Southern Leyte has reported P30.750 Million damages to infrastructure while Eastern Samar pegged the damage to infrastructure in the province to P25.174 Million.

Tacloban City on the other hand, reported P1.379 Million worth of damage to infrastructure.

Mr. Gozon stressed that these figures are just partial reports as the municipalities have not reported yet and because the calamity is still ongoing as of January 18 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning.