At least six thousand houses in northern Iloilo were completely destroyed by Typhoon Ursula on Christmas Day.
Municipal Social Welfare and Development Offices (MSWDOs) and Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Offices (MDRRMOs), as of 6 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 27, recorded 6,278 houses totally damaged by the typhoon.
Of the damaged houses, 2,124 were in Balasan, 1,866 in Estancia, 1,808 in Carles, 380 in Batad, and 104 in San Dionisio.
Partially damaged houses in the five towns totalled 22, 342.
Affected families reached 34, 967 or more than a hundred thousand individuals.They are currently staying in evacuation centers.
Carles is one of the seven areas where Ursula made landfall.
The typhoon brought heavy rains that triggered floods in most of the towns in the northern part of the province.
The floods also destroyed agricultural crops and livestock in the areas.
Strong winds caused by the typhoon uprooted trees, downed power lines, and toppled houses.
Ursula, one of the strongest storms to hit the country this year, also battered the provinces of Capiz, Aklan and Antique.IMT
