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Philippines typhoon crop damages worth $110 mln-FAO
2013-11-19 16:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The typhoon that hit the Philippines has caused crop losses worth $110 million and inflicted damage to the agriculture sector of more than twice that figure, preliminary estimates from the United Nation's food agency showed on Tuesday. Some 153,495 hectares (ha) of rice paddy, maize and other high value crops such as coconut, banana, cassava, mango and vegetables have been hit by Typhoon Haiyan, which killed at least 3,900 people when it struck on November 8. "High winds, heavy rains and localized...
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