ILOILO CITY — Tropical depression ‘Urduja’ left PHP3.64 million worth of damage in agriculture and fishery in selected Aklan municipalities, based on a partial report gathered by the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) on Tuesday.
Damage to crops was pegged at PHP555,500 in Kalibo and in Tangalan at PHP 218,436.
Tangalan also sustained infrastructure loss at PHP2.3 million while mainland Malay reported PHP570,000 damage in agriculture and fishery.
Flooding has affected 15 barangays of Malay, including villages in Boracay Island. A landslide was also recorded in Barangay Balusbos.
Urduja also affected towns of Buruanga, Ibajay, and Nabas.
During Sunday’s onslaught of “Urduja”, motorists including tourist buses for and from Boracay Island were rerouted due to series of landslides in Nabas.
However, floodwaters immediately subsided after heavy rains brought about by the storm stopped.
The rain-induced flooding affected boat station 3 while the flooding near the Fairways Blue Water was due to a drainage problem, according to PDRRM officer, Engr. Galo Ibardolaza in a phone interview.
Meanwhile, severe weather bulletin number 44 from the Office of the Civil Defense (OCD) said ‘Urduja’ is now outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR).
However, OCD regional director Jose Roberto Nuñez advised the public and DRRM offices to continue monitoring for updates of the low pressure area outside the PAR which has the possibility of entering the country on December 20. (PNA)
