Manila, Oct. 25 -- Torrential rains brought about by Tropical Storm Quinta triggered floods and landslides in some barangays in Pagudpud town in Ilocos Norte on Saturday evening.
"Among the most affected parts of flooding include Barangays Saud, Subec, Caunayan and Balaoi," Hendrick Pedronan, head of the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) in Pagudpud, said in a radio interview Sunday.
Pedronan said they are on full alert status as the state weather bureau raised an orange rainfall warning.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) issued an orange rainfall alert since 6 p.m. Saturday in Calanasan, Apayao, Pamplona and Santa Praxedes in Cagayan; and in Pagudpud....