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Residents ride on a pedicab through a flooded street in Manila on Sunday, hours after Tropical storm “Gorio” lashed Manila and nearby provinces with 65-75 kph winds disrupting aviation and ferry services. AFP PHOTO

TROPICAL storm Gorio (international codename: Rubia) neither caused death nor injuries in areas it hit over the weekend, something that disaster mitigation officials said was a “record first” in recent history.

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