A section of the main highway in Sitio Napu, in Bontoc, Mountain Province is blocked by a landslide following continuous southwest monsoon rains. As of Aug. 14, the Department of Public Works and Highways said 11 road sections were closed to all types of vehicles, seven of which were in the Cordillera Administrative Region and four in Region III (Central Luzon). Aside from landslides, other causes of the closure are flooding, road collapse, damaged slope protection, mudflow, roadslip, soil collapse, oversaturation of road, or debris flow. Six other road sections, meanwhile, had limited access due to flooding, rockslide, and damaged pavement.
