Residents of Sitio Balacayo, Barangay Kalagangan, San Fernando, Bukidnon carry motorcycles across the 200-meter landslide-hit section of the Kapalong-Talaingod-Valencia Road for a fee, as the road closure continues to disrupt the transport of farm produce, food, fuel and other basic commodities. (Photo by Jei R. Capao)
VALENCIA CITY, Bukidnon — Clearing operations along the landslide-hit Kapalong-Talaingod-Valencia (KTV) Road in Sitio Balacayo, Barangay Kalagangan in San Fernando Bukidnon are expected to take months.
This comes as crews remove thousands of cubic meters of mud, rocks, trees and other debris that buried the highway, a Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) official said on Sunday.
The massive landslide struck before dawn on July 6 after days of heavy monsoon rains enhanced by Typhoon Inday (international name: Bavi).
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