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BOHECO II: 47K members' households totally damaged

  CORTES, Bohol, Jan. 22 (PIA) -- While Bohol Electric Cooperative II (BOHECO II) has partially restored power in eight of its 21-town service area, some 47,478 households still remain without power.  In its power restoration report issued Jan. 17, typhoon Odette totally damaged nearly 50,000 households in their coverage area.  In Ubay alone, Bohol’s biggest town, Odette left a trail of destruction on 11,242 households, which could not be reenergized unless repaired and made habitable again. In nearby Talibon, the typhoon’s strong winds and devastating storm surge destroyed 9,562 houses which are declared totally damaged. Another 5,763 houses were totally damaged in Trinidad, 3,763 in San Miguel, 3,297 in Getafe, 2,827 in Buenavista, and 2,418 in Danao. Over a thousand houses were also declared unfit to be reenergized in Candijay, Mabini, and Alicia, while Guindulman had 866 houses destroyed and Dagohoy also had 828 houses which can not be reenergized. After a month ...