Washed-out highway leaves three Quezon towns isolated

Three towns in Quezon Province remain isolated since Thursday morning after a 100-meter national highway going to Bondoc Peninsula collapsed following days of rains in the province.

 

According to a report by Radyo dzBB stringer Peewee Bacuño, the towns of San Narciso, San Andres and Buena Vista remain isolated as the Aguinaldo National Highway from Mulanay town going to the eastern part of Bondoc Peninsula was totally washed out.

National highway patungo sa 3 bayan sa lalawigan ng Quezon ang di madaanan matapos itong gumuho. | via @PeeweeHero pic.twitter.com/XqPvL4eo4O

— DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) January 1, 2015

 

The report said strong rains were experienced in Quezon Province since weekend brought by Tropical Storm Seniang.

 

While PAGASA has downgraded Seniang to a Low Pressure Area (LPA), Bacuño reported that rains still persist in the province Thursday.

 

The report said there is a road in Buenavista that leads an exit to Lopez town but it was also impassable due to landslide.

 

GMA News Online was trying to reach officials of the DPWH for additional information, as of posting time. — Elizabeth Marcelo/JDS, GMA News