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Agaton kills 3, leaves P100 million damage in Davao region

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Courtesy of Provincial Government of Davao Oriental Facebook Page" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/04/11/davao-agaton.jpg"/><figcaption><em>Courtesy of Provincial Government of Davao Oriental Facebook Page</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — At least 3 people were killed while 1 was reported missing in Davao region due to floods triggered by Tropical Storm Agaton, disaster officials said Monday.</p><p>In Davao de Oro, 2 people, aged 65 and 67, drowned in Compostela town while another was reported missing in Monkayo town, said Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office head Joseph Rhandy Loy. </p><p>Davao de Oro has been placed under a state of calamity after the floods displaced over 4,600 families.</p><p>According to Loy, the damage brought by Agaton to the agriculture sector has already reached P100 million.</p><p>&quot;Umabot na po dun sa production areas natin that covers rice, corn and even high value crops. Umaabot na po ito ng mahigit P100 million ang damage,&quot; he told Teleradyo.</p><p>Meanwhile, an 83-year-old man drowned after he tried to save his livestock in Cateel town, Davao Oriental.</p><p>Dozens of families have been evacuated due to flooding, said Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office assistant head Francis Jason Bendulo.</p><p>The heavy rain also caused a landslide in a national highway but has since been cleared, he added.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/04/11/22/agaton-weakens-into-tropical-depression">Agaton weakens, storm signal 1 up in several areas</a></li></ul><p>Lourdes Oliveros, a resident of Cateel town, said they lost almost everything in the floods. The town has been placed under a state of calamity.</p><p>&quot;Sobrang hirap po talaga ng kalagayan namin dito kasi lahat ng gamit namin tangay ng baha,&quot; she also told TeleRadyo.</p><p>Oliveros said they didn&#x27;t expect the river to rise so rapidly. Many domestic animals and cattle were killed by the floods, she added.</p><p>According to state weather bureau PAGASA, Agaton has weakened into a tropical depression as of 8 a.m.</p><p>The weather disturbance was last spotted over the coastal waters of Tanauan, Leyte, packing maximum sustained winds of 55 kilometers per hour, with gusts of up to 75 kph.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1994843" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

At least 3 people were killed while 1 was reported missing in Davao region due to floods triggered by Tropical Storm Agaton, disaster officials said.