Typhoon Odette has damaged at least 7,265 fishing boats in Southern Leyte and some parts of Leyte province, affecting the livelihood of 8,595 fishermen in these two provinces, the Philippines Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said in its initial report.
The fishery sector in the region has incurred PHP1.06 billon worth of losses due to the typhoon’s fierce winds and storm surges, said BFAR Eastern Visayas Regional Director Juan Albaladejo.
In Southern Leyte, badly-hit fishing communities are in the towns of San Ricardo, Pintuyan, Saint Bernard, Libagon, Sogod, Maasin City, San Juan, Bontoc, Tomas Oppus, Malitbog, Padre Burgos, Hinunangan, and Liloan.
In Leyte, damages to the fishery sector were also recorded in Abuyog, Bato, Baybay, Dulag, Hindang, Hilongos, Inopacan, Javier, Leyte, Macarthur, Matalom, Mayorga, Merida, Ormoc City, Palo, Tanauan, and Tolosa.
Albaladejo said assessment is ongoing in the island town of Limasawa, one of the areas hit hard by “Odette” that ravaged Mindanao and Visayas provinces on Dec. 16, 2021.
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