Landslide-hit Manila North Road in Pagudpud still impassable

Clearing operations are ongoing at the Manila North Road in Pancian village in Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte after landslides blocked the road on Sept. 10. (File Photo courtesy of the Department of Public Works and Highways-Ilocos)

LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte — The Manila North Road in Pagudpud town in Ilocos Norte province remained impassable on Friday, Sept. 16, or six days after major landslides occurred along the highway.

In the latest advisory from the Department of Public Works and Highways, the road located at Pancian village in Pagudpud was still closed to all vehicles.

The DPWH said the Ilocos Norte-Apayao road could serve as a possible alternate route from Ilocos Norte going to provinces in the Cagayan Valley and vice versa.

Clearing operations were still ongoing, the agency added. INQ

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