Flash flood renders Antique's temporary access road impassable

• Published date: 22 November 2022
• Publication title: Philippines News agency

The access road to temporarily replaced the collapsed Paliwan Bridge in Bugasong town of Antique is currently impassable due to a flash flood caused by inclement weather on Monday.

"The flash flood has caused some damage on the access road that commuters are advised to temporarily refrain from using it," said Antique Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officer Broderick Train in an interview on Tuesday.

Train said the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has used culvert pipes with sand and gravel heaped on top as a temporary remedy for commuters to use after the bridge collapsed at the height of Severe Tropical Storm Paeng last month.

However, a portion of the temporary access road needs to be repaired following the flash flood.

"Commuters are advised to use the bamboo bridge also in Paliwan River constructed by the local government units of Bugasong and Laua-an...