Several provinces in Luzon are placed under a state of calamity in the aftermath of Typhoon Egay and the arrival of Typhoon Falcon, enhancing the southwest monsoon or habagat.
Full story: https://www.rappler.com/nation/areas-provinces-municipalities-state-calamity-typhoon-egay-southwest-monsoon-2023/
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00:00 Several provinces in Luzon are placed under a state of calamity in the aftermath of Typhoon Egay and the arrival of Typhoon Falcon, enhancing the southwest monsoon or habagat
00:10 As of Monday, July 31, the provinces of Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Mountain Province, Bataan, Pampanga, Cavite, Cagayan, Dagupan City, and the municipality of Calasao and Pangasinan, the municipality of Calumpit in Bulacan, and Sablayan in Occidental Mindoro are placed under a state of calamity
00:28 Damage and losses are pegged at 1.54 billion pesos, with over 99,000 farmers and fisherfolk affected
00:35 Agricultural production losses are estimated at more than 66,000 metric tons, with 110,000 hectares of damaged agricultural areas
00:44 More than 650,000 families or 2.3 million persons were affected by Typhoon Egay and the monsoon rain
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