UNEDITED SAMPLE NEWS ARTICLE
By Zatia Denise Danao Gammad
IV-Madame Marie Curie
As a result of the devastation brought by Typhoon Nina in the Cordillera, approximately 57 houses were totally destroyed in Baguio City and Benguet, and the same number of houses partially damaged in Baguio, Benguet and Apayao due to landslides and flooding in the past days. About P119,000 worth of agricultural crops and P349,000 in fisheries were likewise destroyed in Benguet, Mountain Province, and Apayao
According to the Cordillera Regional Disaster Coordinating Council (CRDCC), 1,030 individuals belonging to 205 families were adversely displaced by the tropical storm when it hit northern Luzon last September 22 and 23.
In Mt. Province alone, an estimated P84,000 of agricultural crops was washed away by strong winds and P35,000 either got eroded, flooded or rotted away.
As to damage to fisheries, in Apayao alone, approximately P141,000 was damaged by overflowing in the barangays of Imelda, Swan and Alem in the town of Pudtol; P63,000 was flooded in the barangays of Malayugan, Baluyan, Sta. Maria, San Jose, Malubibit, Tamalunog, Lower Atoc and Bagutong in the municipality of Flora; P56,000 was also flooded in barangays Panay, San Antonio, Marcela and Malekeg in the town of Sta. Marcela; while another P48,000 was also flooded in the barangays of Capagaypayan, San Sebastian, Tumog, San Isidro, San Francisco, Zumigui and Lappa in the municipality of Luna.
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