Agriculture damage due to Negros floods hits P15.8 million

BACOLOD CITY, Philippines — Initial damage to crops and fisheries due to floods that inundated parts of Negros Occidental on Jan. 1 hit P15.8 million.

Provincial agriculturist Japhet Masculino said 669 hectares of rice fields and 1,263 farmers were affected in the cities of Victorias, EB Magalona, Silay, Sagay and Cadiz.

Damage to fisheries in EB Magalona and Silay was estimated at P4.12 million.

The flashfloods in the cities of Victorias, Silay and Talisay and EB Magalona town displaced more than 15,000 families.

Talisay and Victorias are set to declare a state of calamity.