Typhoon Mangkhut Impacts in Northern Philippines

Farmers harvest their rice after it was damaged by typhoon Mangkhut in Poitan, Banaue, Ifugao province, in the Northern part of the Philippines.
According to the Department of Agriculture, there is an estimated P14.7B in damages to the sector, affecting a total of 553,704 hectares of agricultural areas and an estimated volume of production loss at 731,294 metric tons.

Unique identifier: GP0STSH2Q

Type: Image

Shoot date: 18/09/2018

Locations: Asia, Banaue, Northern Luzon, Philippines, Southeast Asia

Credit line: © Richard Atrero de Guzman / Greenpeace

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Typhoon Mangkhut Documentation in the Philippines

Greenpeace bear witness of the devastation caused by typhoon Mangkhut in the Northern part of the Philippines, the country's top rice and corn producing provinces at a time when rice harvest has barely started, and when the country is already reeling from rice shortages.

An estimated of P26.7 billion of agricultural damages is caused by typhoon Ompong (Mangkhut) according to the Department of Agriculture.

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