Floods, rains leave P8-M damage in Bukidnon's Malaybalay City
Typhoon Inday and the southwest monsoon have caused significant damage in Malaybalay City, Philippines, resulting in nearly P8 million in losses and two fatalities. Local authorities are currently conducting assessments to manage relief efforts for over 1,000 affected families.
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VALENCIA CITY, Bukidnon - Flash floods and heavy rains brought by Typhoon Inday (international name: Bavi) and the enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat) have damaged nearly P8 million worth of crops and properties in Malaybalay City, a disaster official said.
The calamity also affected at least 1,000 families in the city and killed one person. Another person was confirmed dead elsewhere in the province.
Alan Comiso, chief of the Malaybalay City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO), said initial assessments placed total losses at P7,928,837 as of Friday, July 10, with damage recorded in agriculture, infrastructure, livestock, and residential properties.
The hardest-hit barangays were Managok, Violeta, Apo Macote, Linabo, and Simaya, where 1,002 families were affected.
READ: Typhoon Inday death toll in Mindanao hits 18; 14 persons missing
The assessment also recorded 12 houses totally damaged and 35 partially damaged, while 280 families were evacuated to temporary shelters.
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