At the tailend of supertyphoon Ompong (Mangkhut) on September 15, 2018,
heavy rains fell non-stop for at least 5 hours over the tributary area
of Bued River. This river lies at the boundary of Pangasinan and La
Union (Philippines) and it was along its banks where Kennon Road, one of
the major routes to Baguio City, was built.
Enormous quantities of storm water raged down river from the Cordillera
mountains. I was staying in an industrial facility near the river at
that time. When the water level passed a certain threshold, it triggered
an evacuation of men and equipment to higher grounds. The danger of our
area being overrun by the swollen river was a distinct possibility.
This footage was taken with my Transcend DP200 dashcam as I was driving
my Mitsubishi Montero 4x4 to a safer spot. The only route out was
through a narrow concrete road near the bank of the river, but the
turbulent flowing water had started to erode the road's base.
I've sent several vehicles through the route ahead of me, and I was the
last one that managed to get through before the road was totally
destroyed.
Radio IDs:
0-1: Myself
0-4: Our assistant plant manager
S-1: Safety and security officer
S-2: Security officer
Late in the afternoon, the rains weakened and another route which was
under water earlier in the day became passable. We used this route to
return to the facility later.
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