BALANGA CITY — Typhoon Ulysses left more than P88 million in damages to agriculture in this province, the provincial disaster risk reduction and management office reported Saturday.
PDRRMO chief Josefina Timoteo made the report to Gov. Albert Garcia as head of the provincial disaster risk reduction and management council.
She said the provincial agriculture office submitted its assessment on the damage to crops and fisheries in 11 towns and one city in the aftermath of the typhoon.
The toll on rice crops was placed at P34.51 million, corn at P0.542 million, cassava at P0.11 million, fisheries at P5.6 million, high value crops at P47.98 million, for a total of more than P88.695 million.
Timoteo said the assessment on the effect of the typhoon on roads, bridges, dams and other government infrastructures is still ongoing.
She said that so far, reports showed that three government-owned structures and 24 public school buildings were partially damaged.
One of those damaged was the Samal National High School, the roof of which was blown down by the strong wind. The roof of St. Michael Catholic church in Orion was also partially torn down.
Some houses were not spared while Ulysses passed Bataan. Timoteo said 30 houses were partially damaged and three totally damaged.
She said the amount of damages to government infrastructures and the houses was being assessed.
Scores of fallen trees were also reported along the Roman Highway and other areas all over the province but roads were immediately cleared by members of the police, Bureau of Fire Protection, and Metro Bataan Development Authority and workers of the Department of Public Works and Highways as well as municipal and barangay officials.
Some portions of the MacArthur Highway in Orani and Hermosa were flooded but remained passable to all types of transportation.
Timoteo said there were 1,562 families or 6,438 individuals affected by Ulysses. Mostly residing in coastal areas, they were preemptively evacuated for fear of storm surges.
She said that the governor has directed the provision of relief goods to the affected families.
