fox.game DPWH: 42 road sections nationwide now closed due to Kristine’s assault
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STOPPED Commuters are stopped by rampaging floodwater that swamped a road at Barangay Batasan in Makilala, Cotabato, on Tuesday morning (October 22, 2024) amid heavy rains dumped by storm Kristine (international name: Trami). – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said 42 road sections in seven regions nationwide are closed to traffic as of Friday morning (October 25) due to the devastation caused by the storm. FREDERICK GOZON/CONTRIBUTOR
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said 42 road sections in seven regions nationwide were closed to traffic as of Friday morning due to the devastation caused by Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (international name: Trami).
In an advisory issued at 6 a.m., the DPWH said road sections are closed to traffic in the following areas:
Article continues after this advertisement Eight in the Cordillera Administrative Region Nine in Metro Manila One in Region I Two in Region II One in Region III Six in Region IV-A 15 in Region VREAD: Kristine triggers floods, landslides, blackouts
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The DPWH reported that three national roads — one in Region II, one in Region IV-A, and one in Region V – remained impassable.
Article continues after this advertisementIt added that soil and rock collapse, flooding, and the continuing bad weather due to Kristine have resulted in limited access to 14 road sections nationwide. These road sections are found in the following regions:
Article continues after this advertisement Seven in Region IV-A Seven in Region VREAD: Cavite under state of calamity as storm whips province
Article continues after this advertisement“All national roads and bridges in other affected regions are passable to all types of vehicles as of captioned date and time,” the DPWH said.
As of 6 a.m. on Thursday, October 24, only 27 road sections nationwide were closed as Kristine lashed parts of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.
Article continues after this advertisementThe state weather agency reported in its 5 a.m. bulletin on Friday that the center of Kristine was last seen 125 kilometers west-northwest of Bacnotan, La Union, packing maximum sustained winds of 95 kilometers per hour (kph) and gustiness of up to 115 kph.
Kristine is forecast to move west-northwestward to westward over the next 48 hours and leave the Philippine area of responsibility by Friday afternoon.
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