5 national roads still impassable due to Crising, Habagat
Speaking on Super Radyo dzBB, DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan said most of the impassable road sections are in the Cordillera Administrative Region.
This includes Kennon Road that links Baguio City to Rosario, Pangasinan, where a boulder rolled down a mountain, killing a pet dog before smashing a parked car.
'More or less, mula July 17 hanggang kahapon, ang report sa atin ay 13 national roads were rendered unpassable, walo na ang cleared kahapon,' Bonoan said.
(From July 17 to yesterday, 13 national roads were reported impassable, and eight have since been cleared.)
'Hindi naman gaano malalaki 'yung sira na sinabi sa akin (the damage was not that serious). I am hoping that by today or tomorrow, passable na ang mga kalsada,' he added.
No bridges were reported damaged due to the inclement weather, Bonoan said.
Meanwhile, the Manila North Road and Cagayan Valley Road are now passable.
In a separate dzBB interview, Batanes Governor Ronald Aguto Jr. said Crising did not have a significant effect on the country's northernmost province.
'Walang masyadong ulan dito noong bagyong Crising. Nakahanda naman ang lahat kaya walang kailangang i-preemptive evacuate,' Aguto said.
(There was little rain here during Crising. Everyone was prepared, so there was no need for any preemptive evacuation.)
Currently, Aguto said the weather in Batanes is calm.
'Kalmado na ang panahon dito. Medyo maulap nang kaunti pero sa awa ng Diyos, maganda na ang panahon,' he said.
(The weather here is now calm. It's still a bit cloudy, but by God's grace, the weather has improved.)
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council earlier reported that three people died while another three were injured due to the effects of Crising and the Habagat.
The report also showed that a total of 370,289 individuals, or 120,008 families, were affected by Crising, which exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Saturday. — RF, GMA Integrated News
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