MANILA: Two weather systems will continue to dampen the country, with a shear line affecting the eastern section of Southern Luzon and Visayas while the Northeast monsoon will affect the rest of Luzon.
In its 4 a.m. advisory on Sunday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), also said the presence of a shear line will bring cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms in the Bicol Region, Eastern Visayas, Quezon, Dinagat Islands, Surigao del Norte, and Surigao del Sur.
The weather bureau warned of possible flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains in these areas.
The Northeast monsoon, locally known as “amihan,’ will continue to bring partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains in Metro Manila, Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, and the rest of Calabarzon region, while the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or
thunderstorms.
In Luzon, moderate to strong winds will be blowing through the northeast while moderate to rough coastal waters will prevail.
Visayas and Mindanao will have light to moderate northeast winds with slight to moderate coastal waters.
Source: Philippines News Agency
Hanoi: Six hundred gift packages and essential goods donated by the Consulate General of Vietnam in Osaka and Vietnamese associations and businesses the Kansai region and adjacent prefectures were presented on January 6 to Vietnamese interns and Japanese citizens living in Ishikawa – the locality hit by the recent earthquake in central Japan.
In a meeting with Mayor of Nanao city Chatani Yoshitaka, Vietnamese Consul General in Osaka Ngo Trinh Ha said that relief goods have been delivered to the Vietnamese and Japanese communities in Ishikawa.
The diplomat expressed her desire to know more about the situation and specific demands of the Vietnamese community and locals, thus having more specific support plans.
Mayor Chatani Yoshitaka affirmed that local authorities will make efforts to overcome the earthquake consequences to soon bring the people’s life back to normal.
In their working trip to Ishikawa, representatives from the Consulate General and Vietnamese associations and businesses met with several
agencies and unions in the prefecture and initially established a coordination channel to receive aid for people affected by the quake.
Ishikawa was one of the Japanese localities hit by the massive earthquake on January 1. All Vietnamese living near the quake’s epicenter were safely relocated to shelters where they were provided with necessary supplies. According to statistics, about 5,000 Vietnamese people are living in Ishikawa, of the about 600 affected by the earthquake./.
Source: Vietnam News Agency
