Initial report of the Office of Civil Defense in Region 5 estimated the worth of damage brought about by typhoon Quinta at ₱286 million in the Bicol Region.
The Camarines Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) also reported that agricultural damage of the typhoon in Camarines Sur has ballooned to ₱223 million. Local farmers said the typhoon has left them struggling with their harvest falling to nearly 50 sacks of palay from the expected 200 bags.
Authorities reported that 8,000 families in the province are still in evacuation centers. These include residents of Barangay Haring in Canaman, a portion of which remains submerged in floodwater even without a typhoon.
Meanwhile, the provincial government of Batangas has not yet declared a state of calamity despite the impact of Quinta, including the power interruption in some areas.
Around 2,500 families have been affected by the typhoon while more than 200 houses were considered totally damaged in the said province.
Typhoon Quinta has left the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), affecting more than 900,000 individuals or 200,000 families. – Report from Patrick de Jesus
