PostHeaderIcon Landslides cut off 6 Ilocos towns



As typhoon Ramil veers away from Philippine territory and heads away from the country, landslides which occurred on softened roads isolated the upland villages of San Emilio, Quirino, Pilar, Angki. Cervamtes, and Sugpon. The towns in the mountainous area in Ilocus Sur had roads that were buried by mudslides. At San Emilio, a bridge was destroyed by the flood.

Regional police director Ramon V. Gatan, Ilocos said the Cervantes-Quirino road is not passable to all types of vehicles after major landslides buried the highway in Quirino section. In Cervantes-Aluling road, Gatan said this major route was also cut off after it was washed out by floodwaters brought about by continued rains in the mountainous areas. A large portion of the road was also blanketed by mud and big rocks.

The major national road linking Ilocos Sur to Benguet along the Cervantes-Mankayan road was also not passable to all types of vehicles after it was covered by tons of mud and boulders brought about by landslides in the area. Gatan said they are monitoring the road condition to let the public aware of its situation.---Manila Bulletin (10/24/09, Supnad, M; Recuenco, A; , Ribaya, R. R.)

On Saturday, October 24, 2009, the thousands of residents who tried to evade the typhoon resumed their return for home. Fortunately, the storm did not reach land with much fury as feared by the weather bureau. (Photo Credit: Tina Manthorpe) =0=

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