FRESH FLOODING HITS PHILIPPINES

The floods came after dams released excess water from recent heavy rains.

Pangasinan provincial vice governor Marlyn Premicias said she had received frantic text messages from residents asking to be rescued.

The San Roque dam released water along the Agno River on Thursday night, inundating 30 out of 46 towns in the coastal province.

Forecasters say Tropical Depression Parma is still lingering off the north-eastern coast.

It is the second major storm to hit the country in two weeks. Storms and flooding have killed more than 300 people since September 26.