Damages wrought by Typhoon Maring

LINGAYEN--- Estimated cost of damage wrought by Typhoon Maring which enhanced monsoon rains has now reached at P69.5-million in agriculture and about P24-million in infrastructure with three fatalities and two still missing, and severely flooding at least 216 barangays in 15 municipalities including two cities, and affecting 46,439 families and 232,146 persons.


Fatalities were identified as Eduardo Tanda, 59 years old of brgy. Quibaol and Cristina Diocares, 29 years-old pregnant of brgy. Namolan, both from Lingayen and have died due to hypothermia and electrocution respectively.


The latest casualty was identified as Salvador Sacopia, 25 year-old of brgy. Pogon Aniat, Mangatarem who was drowned yesterday August 22 while he was saving his sister Janice Sacopia, 15 year-old and who is still missing as of presstime. Also reported missing since August 19 is Eduardo Ragos, 50 years old from brgy. Tambong in Bayambang.


According to Avenix Arenas, PDRRMC spokesperson, the casualties’ family will receive P10,000 as financial assistance from the provincial government while injured persons will receive P5,000 each.


Affected towns include Sta. Barbara, Calasiao, Binmaley, Lingayen, Malasiqui, Urdaneta City, Mangaldan, Mapandan, San Fabian, San Jacinto, Laoac, Manaoag, Sison and Pozurrubio, Mangatarem and Aguilar.


The towns of Sta. Barbara, Calasiao and Aguilar have already declared under state of calamity.


As per report submitted to the Provincial Disaster Risk and Reduction Coordinating Council (PDRRMC), the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist with the pre-validation reports from the municipal and city agriculturists from 18 towns placed the damages in palay commodity at more than P54-million .


In high value corn and crops (HVCC), damages have already reached P2-million affecting 40.25 hectares while P13-million for the fishery with post-fingerlings as the most affected valued at P7-million.


Also, some P2-million worth of marketable bangus and tilapia valued at P800,000 have also been affected.


In infrastructure, estimated damages have already placed at P24-million with barangay bridge in Brgy. Dupo in Binmaley as the most damaged with an estimated cost of P10-million.

Meanwhile, the PAGASA Agno River Flood Forecasting and Warning Center has reported that flooding will remain in the low lying areas of Sta. Barbara, Calasiao, Binmaley, Binalonan, Malasiqui and cities of Dagupan and Urdaneta while flooding will still persist in the low lying-areas of Alcala, Buatista, Bayambang, San Carlos City, Urbiztondo, Mangatarem, Aguilar, Bugallon, Labrador and Lingayen.

As of 3:00pm today August 23, the San Roque Multi-Purpose Corporation (SRMPC) has reported that San Roque Dam has a water level of 271.80 meters above sea level which is still 8.20 meters below the 280 meters spilling level mark.