It is a very devastating when forces of nature strikes! Typhoon "Ondoy" destroy many lives and crops during his stayed in Philippines for 3-days. It pours heavy rains which resulted floods on different areas in Luzon, resulted to bring big trauma to people, and left lives and works damaged. Death toll reached 240 people died and still 40 people are missing.
MANILA, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- Nearly two hundred thousand tons of paddy rice (palay) have been destroyed by tropical depression "Ondoy" (international code name: "Ketsana") as heavy rains flooded farmlands in Luzon, the Philippines, according to the Philippine a growing to floods and heavy rains that submerged 124,238 hectares of rice-growing areas, the Philippine agriculture department said. Affected rice growing areas include the provinces of Laguna, Batangas Cavite, Rizal and Quezon in Southern Luzon; Cagayan Valley, Aurora and Bataan in northern Luzon; Aurora, Bataan; and Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac and Zambales in central Luzon.
The department also said that "Ondoy" destroyed 1,279 tons of corn and 1,571 tons of fruits and vegetables.
It also estimated that as of Tuesday, the value of all crops damaged reached 3.2 billion pesos (about 67.4 million U.S. dollars).
A lot of people specially the victims asked for help as they lost their houses, lives and works.The government is doing specific on air helping donations in order to help those victims.
MANILA, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- Nearly two hundred thousand tons of paddy rice (palay) have been destroyed by tropical depression "Ondoy" (international code name: "Ketsana") as heavy rains flooded farmlands in Luzon, the Philippines, according to the Philippine a growing to floods and heavy rains that submerged 124,238 hectares of rice-growing areas, the Philippine agriculture department said. Affected rice growing areas include the provinces of Laguna, Batangas Cavite, Rizal and Quezon in Southern Luzon; Cagayan Valley, Aurora and Bataan in northern Luzon; Aurora, Bataan; and Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac and Zambales in central Luzon.
The department also said that "Ondoy" destroyed 1,279 tons of corn and 1,571 tons of fruits and vegetables.
It also estimated that as of Tuesday, the value of all crops damaged reached 3.2 billion pesos (about 67.4 million U.S. dollars).
A lot of people specially the victims asked for help as they lost their houses, lives and works.The government is doing specific on air helping donations in order to help those victims.
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