PAGUDPUD, Ilocos Norte – A landslide triggered by inclement weather blocked the Manila North Road in Sitio Banquero, Barangay Pancian, here Monday, Sept. 12.
As a result, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)-Ilocos Norte First District Engineering Office said it is closed to all types of vehicles.
Clearing operation would take three or five days, according to the DPWH.
Marlene Miralles of the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) in Sta. Praxedes, Cagayan said the landslide stranded 20 people from Cagayan.
However, Miralles said they made it home through a boat to Sta. Praxedes provided by the MDRRMO Pagudpud.
A Sta. Praxedes MDRRMO checkpoint has been established in collaboration with the police at the boundary of Sta. Praxedes and Ilocos Norte to guide manage traffic and guide motorists.