8 landslides recorded in road network in CamSur, Albay

LEGAZPI CITY —  At least eight landslides hit the 37 kilometer stretch of a road network that traverses along the towns of Pili and Tigaon in Camarines Sur and the boundary between towns Sagñay and Tiwi in Albay province, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Bicol said on Thursday.

Five out of the eight landslides covered both lanes, rendering the road impassable to all types of vehicles. The other three landslides covered only half of the road lane allowing vehicles to pass through, Castañeda said.

Government engineers are currently clearing the affected road sections of a total volume of 8,400 cubic meters of landslide debris.

Castañeda quoting a report from the agency’s Camarines Sur 3^rd District Engineering Office said the road sections not passable are in Barangays Turague, Sibaguan, Bongalon, Patitinan, all in Sagñay inCamarines Sur. /je