Motorists were stranded for more than 12 hours after a landslide hit the Bukidnon-Davao Road in Barangay Kahusayan, Kitaotao, Bukidnon evening on Tuesday, August 13, 2024.
The landslide triggered by heavy rains caused hundreds of vehicles to get stranded from 9 p.m. to 10 a.m. on Wednesday.
No one was reported hurt in the incident.
Personnel of the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) and Department of Public Works and Highways (DPHW)-Bukidnon responded to the area to clear the road of thick mud.
DPWH said one lane of the road became passable to all types of vehicles before midday on Wednesday.
However, authorities still advised motorists to take extra caution as some areas in Bukidnon continue to experience rains.
