P578-M crops in Cagayan damaged by floods

TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan: Floodwaters dumped by typhoon Nona over the Cagayan Valley region had inundated the low-lying areas of four provinces, damaging more than P578 million worth of agriculture and fishery products, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) in Region 2 reported.

OCD Regional Director Norma Talosig said the provinces of Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Cagayan and Quirino suffered damage estimated at more than P576 million worth of palay, corn and high value crops; while damage to fisheries in Cagayan, Isabela and Quirino was placed at P1.859 million.