THE flooding caused by intense rains spawned by the shear line continued to wreak havoc in the area of agriculture where the recorded damage is continuing to increase.
Based on the report of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) issued last Sunday, at least P243,029,508-worth of crops and other agricultural products have been damaged.
In the area of infrastructure, where at least nine roads and three bridges still remained impassable, at least P1,137,605,000-worth of projects were also damaged.
The shear line, which dumped heavy rains in parts of Luzon, the Visayas and Mindanao before Christmas, was attributed to the death of 49 people.
Of the number, 25 were from Northern Mindanao; eight from Bicol region and four each from Eastern Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, and Davao Region; three from the Caraga region; and, one from the Mimaropa region.
The NDRRMC said that 22 people were missing while 16 others were injured.
The shear line affected at least 141,115 families or 553,983 people in Regions 4B, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 and in the BARMM. The effects of the shear line also led to the displacement of 14,223 families or 51,450 individuals.
Of the number of displaced families, 3,232 or 10,147 people have remained housed in government-run evacuation centers. The combination of intense rains and flooding also damaged 4,511 houses, NDRRMC data revealed.