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Jade Coast Shipping, a common carrier, is contracted to transport 60 crates of fresh produce from Iloilo to Manila. In transit, an unusually heavy rainfall triggers a landslide along a mountain pass and floods the road, destroying all crates. Jade Coast Shipping raises the defense of act of God (vis major). Weather advisories had warned of potential heavy rain and the carrier had a feasible alternate route that would bypass the pass (adding about 6 hours to the trip); the carrier chose not to reroute. Which statement best states the governing rule on defenses available to a common carrier and the likely outcome under these facts?