The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council on Monday reported more than P130.25 million worth of damage to infrastructure due to the southwest monsoon enhanced by Super Typhoon "Goring" and Typhoon "Hanna", affecting a total of 140,101 families or 514,153 persons.
In its latest situation report, the NDRRMC accounted for a total of 502 damaged houses in the Ilocos region, Cagayan Valley, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Western Visayas and CAR, with 24 roads and nine bridges remaining impassable. Three areas are still experiencing power interruption while one still has no water supply.
Some 79 seaports have canceled operations in Cagayan Valley, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, and Western Visayas amid the continuing inclement weather, while 26 passengers are still stranded in Western Visayas.
Authorities said all affected domestic flights have already resumed operations.
Meanwhile, the Department of Agriculture reported that the amount of damage and losses to crops and other agricultural products has reached P1.07 billion from P898.4 million in the previous days.
The DA recorded a production loss of 46,811 metric tons, affecting 42,333 hectares of agricultural land and 31,060 farmers as consolidated from Calabarzon, Western Visayas and Mimaropa reports.
The affected commodities include rice, corn, high-value crops, livestock and poultry.
Typhoon Hanna exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Monday morning.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Hanna will continue to enhance the southwest monsoon or habagat while outside PAR.
Habagat will bring occasional to monsoon rains over the western portion of Luzon in the next three days.
Hanna will slowly move west-northwestward over the Taiwan Strait while gradually weakening. It is forecast to make landfall over the coast of Guangdong or Fujian, China tomorrow morning or afternoon as a severe tropical storm.
PAGASA said rapid weakening will ensue as the tropical cyclone moves further inland over Guangdong, China.
It added Hanna is set to become a remnant low on late Wednesday or Thursday.
