Mudslide reported in Dalaguete town

CEBU, Philippines - A mudslide was reported Sunday along the provincial road leading to the vegetable basket of Cebu in Mantalongon, Dalaguete after a heavy downpour over the weekend.

 The incident occurred in Sitio Palingpaling, Barangay Obo where Capitol has a road widening project. Junrey Tenefrancia of the Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office in Dalaguete reported that the mudslide has rendered the road impassable for four-wheeled vehicles since Sunday until 11 a.m. yesterday.

The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office staff, Moises Plaza, said area was already cleared and is now passable for all types of vehicles.

No casualty and damage to property were recorded, except for the delay in the transport of vegetables from Mantalongon to the market.

As of 4 p.m. yesterday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration reported that a low pressure area was estimated at 700 km East of Catarman, Northern Samar.

Moderate to occasionally heavy rainshowers and thunderstorm will still be experienced in areas in Visayas which may trigger flashfloods and landslides.

Bicol Region, MIMAROPA, CARAGA, Northern Mindanao and Zamboanga Peninsula will have cloudy skies with light to moderate rainshowers and thunderstorms.

Metro Manila and the rest of the country will be partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms mostly in the afternoon or evening.

 Moderate to occasionally strong winds blowing from the southwest will also prevail over the eastern section of Visayas and Mindanao while their coastal waters will be moderate to occasionally rough.

Elsewhere, winds will be light to moderate coming from the northeast to north over the rest of the country with be slight to moderate seas.  (FREEMAN)