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LUZON EARTHQUAKE: Updates, areas affected, damage, aftershocks Rappler; ReliefWeb's main page for this event. The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event. M 7.0 – LUZON, PHILIPPINES – 2022-07-27 00:43:23 UTC European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre event page
The 47.17-kilometer (29.31 mi) [1] highway traverses the municipality of Tuba and the city of Baguio in Benguet, and the municipalities of Pugo, Tubao, and Agoo in La Union. It is one of the four main roads used by motorists and travelers to access Baguio from the northwestern lowlands of Luzon. [2]
The Philippines is a Typhoon (Tropical Cyclone)-prone country, with approximately 20 Tropical Cyclones entering its area of responsibility per year. Locally known generally as bagyo (), [3] typhoons regularly form in the Philippine Sea and less regularly, in the South China Sea, with the months of June to September being the most active, August being the month with the most activity.
The Halsema Highway (also known as the Benguet–Mountain Province Road, the Baguio–Bontoc Road, and the Mountain Trail [1]) is a national secondary highway in the Philippines. Situated within the Cordillera Central range in northern Luzon , it stretches from the city limit [ 2 ] of Baguio to the municipality of Bontoc . [ 3 ]
Kennon Road near Camp 7, Baguio in 1914 Kennon Road, circa 1940s. As the American colonial government wanted to make Baguio a summer retreat to solidify Manila’s position, they decided to build a sturdy and reliable road to go there. They first tapped Charles W. Mead, who was a civil engineer, but he was subsequently replaced by Colonel N.M ...
No new cases in Baguio were reported from March 28 to April 10, when a city sweeper and his wife were confirmed to have tested positive for COVID-19. [5] By April 17, all three cases in Abra, all of whom admitted at the Baguio General Hospital including the first ever case of CAR has recovered. [6]
The road is one of the major access roads to the city of Baguio for travelers coming from Nueva Vizcaya and the Cagayan Valley region. Measuring 103.344 kilometers (64.215 mi), [1] it is also longer than Asin–Nangalisan–San Pascual Road, Aspiras–Palispis Highway (formerly Marcos Highway), Kennon Road, and Naguilian Road.
Other high rainfall totals included 263 mm (10.4 in) in Baguio and 203 mm (8.0 in) in Iba, Zambales. September 1, 2003: Typhoon Dujuan (Onyok) passes by the extreme northern islands of Luzon. Along with the southwest monsoon, flash flooding in Metro Manila covered roads, causing traffic jams. Dangerous conditions caused many schools to close. [7]