Tropical storm Trami sparks deadly floods in the Philippines

Torrential rain set off by an approaching tropical storm Trami has swamped the eastern Philippines with widespread flooding that killed at least nine people, trapped others on their roofs and sparked frantic appeals for help, officials said. The government shut down public schools and government offices, except those urgently needed for disaster response, on the entire main island of Luzon to protect millions of people as tropical storm Trami blew closer from the Pacific.