Death toll from year's deadliest typhoon in Philippines climbs to 67

13 Sept 10:49 Key points summarised by AI

Typhoon Vamco, the deadliest cyclone to hit the Philippines this year, has claimed 67 lives and left 12 people missing.
The storm caused severe flooding across the main Luzon island, particularly devastating the Cagayan Valley region and metropolitan Manila, with many areas still submerged.
President Rodrigo Duterte is scheduled to visit the heavily impacted Tuguegarao province to assess the extensive damage.
Initial damage estimates include 1.2 billion pesos ($25 million) for agricultural commodities and 470 million pesos for infrastructure, with nearly 26,000 houses also damaged.
Vamco is the 21st cyclone to strike the Philippines this year, arriving shortly after Super Typhoon Goni, which also caused significant devastation.

Detained Suu Kyi receives UK royal package: Myanmar govt

Yesterday 03:08 Key points summarised by AI

Myanmar's detained Nobel laureate, Aung San Suu Kyi, received a package from Britain's King Charles III, which included two gardening books, a sealed envelope, and diplomatic communication.
The event marked the first release of images of Suu Kyi in two months and saw Myanmar authorities describe her as a "special female prisoner" for the first time.
Suu Kyi, who was deposed in a 2021 military coup that triggered an ongoing civil war, remains under house arrest on charges that rights groups contend are politically motivated.