By Franco Regala
CITY OF
SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga — The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
Council 3 (RDRRMC-3) reported Thursday
the final death toll from typhoon “Lando” in Central Luzon is 24.
RDRRMC-3
Chairperson Josefina Timoteo said most parts of Central Luzon whipped by the
typhoon last month, with Nueva Ecija and Zambales having most of the fatalities
in the region at seven each.
The other
casualties were reported in Aurora and Pampanga with three each; and Bulacan
and Tarlac with two each, added Timoteo.
RDRRMC-3
was also able to account for 50 injuries with nearly half of them in Nueva
Ecija.
The
storm also displaced 329,133 families or 1.4 million persons in 1,184 barangays
in all seven provinces. There were also 4,316 reported totally damaged and
34,800 partially damaged houses.
The
estimated damage to infrastructure is P556.34 million and to agriculture is
P6.79 billion, the RDRRMC-3 said.
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