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Spanish media report that emergency services issued a telephone alert to those covered by the red alert, with people urged to avoid flood-prone areas, including low-lying ground and basements.

Residential and commercial property owners are required to buy flood insurance in low-lying zones designated as a “special flood hazard area.”

This hotel is also hosting some of those who have been evacuated from low-lying areas across this province.

The National Weather Service warned that “excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.”

It's the only way to travel from her home in the suburbs to the heart of Apalit, a low-lying town near the Philippine capital Manila.