Authorities said at least 2 million people in 41 provinces had been affected by Friday's disaster and at least 23,000 houses had been damaged or destroyed. Large areas along the coast had been transformed into twisted piles of debris, blocking roads and trapping decomposing bodies underneath. Ships were tossed inland, cars and trucks swept out to sea and bridges and ports washed away.
The typhoon flattened palm, banana and coconut trees and sent rivers of rain water down the roads.
Department of Agriculture (DA) reported a total devastation of crops and plants in Northern Cebu, which include Borbon, Tabogon, Bogo City, Medellin, San Remigio, Daanbantayan and the entire Bantayan Island.She said 85 percent of all the fruit-bearing mango trees were uprooted and have no chance of recovery.
However, Del Monte reported that its pineapple plantation and manufacturing facilities in Mindanao have been spared from the wrath of the typhoon.