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'Ursula' infra damage at 1.2 billion with 600k affected families — NDRRMC

Source(s): Philstar.com, The Star Group of Publications
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By Franco Luna 

The number of families affected by Typhoon Ursula (international name Phanfone) has risen to 600,142, or 2,431,821 persons, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council reported Thursday morning.

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Conversely, the number of these families seeking shelter in temporary shelters has been on the downtrend as more and more people are able to return home as the Southwestern Tagalog Region, Bicol, Western, Central and Eastern Visayas continue to reel from a flurry of Christmas rains.

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The affected regions are facing a total of P1.2 billion in damage to infrastructure and to agriculture, also an uptick from the previously reported P1.08 billion.

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The figures on casualties caused by the torrential rains and destructive winds remain unchanged as 50 lives were lost in the aftermath of "Ursula."

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