Agri damage from 'Usman' hits P195 million
MANILA, Philippines — Damage to agriculture in areas hit by Tropical Depression Usman climbed to P195.36 million as of Sunday afternoon.
Data from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Operation Center showed that damage to rice crops alone is at P177.4 million, state-run Philippine News Agency reported.
Damage to rice crops is pegged at 7,352 metric tons in potential volume production loss over 8,844 hectares of farmland in Quezon, Albay, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes Sorsogon and Samar.
An estimated 6,318 rice farmers have been affected by the tropical depression, the report read.
Meanwhile, damage to corn has reached P976,267 with volume production loss of 11 metric tons in Albay, Camarines Sur and Masbate.
Damage to high-value crops, such as fruit trees, assorted vegetables and root crops, is at P16.97 million with 1,132 metric tons volume production loss.
A total of 428 hectares and 1,277 farmers of high-value crops have been affected in Albay, Camarines Sur, Masbate and Sorsogon.
As of Sunday afternoon, at least 61 casualties have been reported while 18 persons are still missing and 12 are reported injured. Most of the reported casualties are from Bicol, one of the most affected regions.
The weather disturbance has left the country's territory but will still continue to bring moderate to occasionally heavy rains over Luzon. Sea travel remains risky over the seaboards of Luzon and the eastern seaboards of the Visayas due to the northeast monsoon or "amihan." — Patricia Lourdes Viray
The state weather bureau says Metro Manila may experience 34 degrees Celsius temperature on Sunday.
The heat index forecast also showed 38 to 39 degrees Celsius for Metro Manila. The heat index is the amount of human discomfort or what people perceive or feel in the air temperature.
On Saturday, Metro Manila recorded 34.9 degrees Celsius temperature.
The state weather bureau in its weather forecast says that the northeasterly surface windflow continues to affect Northern Luzon this Wednesday
The northeasterly surface window will bring cloudy skies with rains in Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela and Aurora.
PAGASA adds that the northeasterly windflow will cause partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms in Metro Manila and the rest of the country. It will also be affected by localized thunderstorm. — Rosette Adel
The state weather bureau reports that northeasterly surface windflow continues to affect Northern Luzon this Tuesday.
PAGASA says this is bringing cloudy skies with rains in Batanes, Cagayan and Isabela.
Metro Manila and the rest of the country, on the other hand, will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms due to the northeasterly surface windflow and localized thunderstorms. — Rosette Adel
The state weather bureau reports that a northeasterly surface windflow is affecting extreme northern Luzon.
In its daily weather forecast, PAGASA says that the northeasterly surface window is bringing partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains over Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela and Apayao.
Palawan, on the other hand, is experiencing cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms due to the trough of a low pressure area.
Meanwhile, Metro Manila and the rest of the country will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms due to localized thunderstorms. — Rosette Adel
The state weather bureau reports that Metro Manila and the rest of the country will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms. It says that this is affected by the trough of a low pressure area or localized thunderstorms.
As of 3 a.m., PAGASA reports that the LPA has been estimated based on all available data at 305 kilometers West of Puerto Princesa City, Palawan (9.6°North, 116.0°East).
The trough of LPA is also affecting Occidental Mindoro and the northern portion of Palawan that if forecasts to experience cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms.
Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Apayao, and Abra may also experience artly cloudy to cloudy skies with light rains due to northeasterly surface windflow. —Rosette Adel
The trough of a low pressure area (LPA) will bring cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms over Metro Manila, Visayas, Mindanao, Bicol Region, Mimaropa, and Calabarzon this Wednesday, according to the state weather bureau.
At 3 a.m., the LPA was estimated based on all available data at 750 kilometers East of Guiuan, Eastern Samar (9.8°North, 132.5°East). — Rosette Adel
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