Landslide hits highway in Lanao del Norte

KAPATAGAN, Lanao del Norte – A landslide hit the highway in Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte on Wednesday night, the military reported.

Lieutenant Colonel Ferdinand Razalan , 35th Infantry Battalion commander, told the Philippine Daily Inquirer that continuous heavy rains triggered the 7 p.m. landslide along the highway in Barangay (village) Dunggoan.

As of 10 p.m. Wednesday, no one was reported hurt or killed in the landslide, but the road was impassable.

Public works equipment, soldiers and rescue teams have arrived in the area, Razalan said.