Six rescued after landslide blocks road in Philippines' Ilocos Sur

Firefighters from the Salcedo Fire Station, together with personnel from the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) and the Philippine National Police (PNP), assist six stranded youths after a landslide triggered by heavy rains and thunderstorms blocked the Balidbid–Bulala-Leguey Road in Salcedo, Ilocos Sur. - Photo courtesy of BFP-Region One Salcedo Ilocos Sur

SAN ILDEFONSO, Ilocos Sur (Philippines): Six persons were rescued after a landslide triggered by heavy rains and thunderstorms blocked a road in Salcedo town, local disaster officials reported Sunday (Aug 2).

The Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) of Salcedo said it received a report that several individuals were stranded along the Balidbid–Bulala-Leguey Road after a landslide rendered the route impassable.