Heavy rains caused by the shear line resulted in flooding that closed several road sections in Samar provinces, Philippines, on December 23, 2024.
Flooding caused by incessant rains closed several road sections in Samar provinces on Monday, December 23, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) regional office reported. Impassable road sections for all types of vehicles are in Catubig and Las Navas towns in Northern Samar . It is within the highway that forms part of the Arteche-Jipapad-Las Navas-Rawis Road, linking Eastern Samar and Northern Samar provinces.
The road sections have floodwaters up to 70 centimeters deep as of Monday night, the DPWH said. A flooded highway in Taft, Eastern Samar on December 23, 2024. Flooding caused by incessant rains closed several road sections in Samar provinces, the Department of Public Works and Highways regional office here reported. Photo courtesy of Luisidro Bong Moscosa The road in Simora Kawilan village, Laoang, Northern Samar, along Arteche-Jipapad-Las Navas-Rawis Road, was closed to light vehicles due to knee-deep floods. Also impassable to all cars are the road sections in Quezon village in Bobon town and Bugko village in Mondragon town, both in Northern Samar. In Eastern Samar, road sections are closed in Malinao, San Pablo, and Mabuhay villages in Taft town. Also closed is the road section in Lokilokon village in Paranas, Samar. The low-lying road in the towns of Paranas and Taft forms part of the highway that links the provinces of Samar and Eastern Samar. Roads with limited access due to floods are Catarman-Calbayog Road linking Samar and Eastern Samar provinces. The same status is reported for Catarman-Laoang Road in Northern Samar. One lane of Cablangan Bridge in Mondragon, Northern Samar, was closed due to scouring. 'The DPWH in Eastern Visayas continues to assure the public that maintenance crew and field personnel are deployed to monitor the affected flooded areas,' the DPWH regional office said in a statement late Monday. Due to the shear line, the Northern and Eastern Samar provinces experienced heavy rains on Monday
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