Nueva Ecija placed under state of calamity due to Typhoon Karding

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Motorists drive past a damaged gas station in Cabiao, Nueva Ecija on September 26, 2022, the day after Typhoon Karding hit the region. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/life/09/26/20220926-nueva-ecija-karding.jpg"/><figcaption>Motorists drive past a damaged gas station in Cabiao, Nueva Ecija on September 26, 2022, the day after Typhoon Karding hit the region. <em>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — The province of Nueva Ecija has been placed under a state of calamity after it bore the brunt of Typhoon Karding.</p><p>Governor Aurelio Umali made the announcement on his <a href="https://www.facebook.com/governoroyieumali/posts/pfbid0YT3oUfwVmyyXJkWynyfinBoL4ZV9vCjSWz3rL9EMEonBeQMjpyP2tLbGJYUT7BG1l">Facebook post</a> on Monday, after Nueva Ecija&#x27;s provincial board approved a resolution on the matter.</p><p>&quot;Dahil sa lawak ng pinsala ng Bagyong Karding, ang buong Lalawigan ng Nueva Ecija ay isasailalim sa State of Calamity,&quot; Umali said.</p><p>He said the provincial government will focus its calamity funds on rehabilitating Nueva Ecija&#x27;s agricultural sector, repairing damaged houses, and restoring the province&#x27;s power supply.</p><p>&quot;Patuloy po tayong magdasal para sa mabilis na pagbangon ng Nueva Ecija,&quot; he added.</p><p>As of writing, the province has yet to release more details on the damage and casualties it sustained due to the typhoon.</p><p>Nueva Ecija was among the provinces in Luzon hardest hit by Karding, along with Bulacan, Quezon, and Aurora.</p><p>Six people have been killed from Karding&#x27;s onslaught, authorities said.</p><p>The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Monday afternoon that it was validating another 6 people reported missing.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/26/22/six-killed-due-to-karding">Six people killed due to Karding</a></li></ul><p>Close to 79,000 people, or 20,300 families, were also evacuated across Luzon due to the typhoon.</p><p>Estimated agricultural damage is at P141.38 million as of writing, with 740 farmers and 16,229 hectares of farmland affected.</p><p>—with reports from Raffy Cabristante and Jervis Manahan, ABS-CBN News</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3QSDqbFBrdM?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></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>

The entire province of Nueva Ecija has been placed under a state of calamity after it bore the brunt of Typhoon Karding.

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Nueva Ecija placed under state of calamity due to Typhoon Karding

Nueva Ecija placed under state of calamity due to Typhoon Karding

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Published Sep 26, 2022 06:31 PM PHT

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