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MANILA, Philippines – Some national and minor roads in the provinces of Luzon and Visayas are now inaccessible due to flashfloods and landslides brought by non-stop rain since Tuesday, August 7.
The National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (NDRRMC) reported the following roads in 12 provinces as either not passable or closed:
The Philippine Information Agency (PIA) in Region 4B has reported that the Talusungan bridge in Occidental Mindoro was destroyed, while the Pasugue and Mompong bridges in the same province are now being monitored for potential damage. NDRRMC said there have been no damaged bridges reported in other provinces.
As for casualties in the provinces, NDRRMC recorded 1 dead each in Pampanga and Zambales. News reports say that a body was found in the San Jacinto River in Pangasinan, while a miner who was trapped in a tunnel in Benguet is still being rescued.
NDRRMC claims that 73 municipalities in Pangasinan, Bulacan, Pampanga, Bataan, Zambales, Tarlac, Rizal, Laguna, and Cavite are reportedly submerged under water.
The provinces of Bataan, Pampanga, Zambales and Laguna, and the towns of Cainta and San Mateo in Rizal, have been declared as being under a state of calamity as of evening of Tuesday.
Weather bureau Pagasa on Tuesday said the monsoon rain will continue to batter Luzon and western Visayas within the next 24 hours. The weather is expected to improve Thursday. – Rappler.com
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